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A female Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) in a small urban pond inEdmonton, Alberta, Canada.
12 April, 2015.
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Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) male bringing prey to the nest box.
Samiec pleszki (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) przynoszący zdobycz do budki lęgowej.
Wikipedia: Neurothemis fluctuans, the red grasshawk, common parasol or grasshawk dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Common Terns can be quite abundant on the Forth Estuary with local breeding colonies at Leith Docks and Skinflats Ponds near Grangemouth (artificial rafts). In late summer and the autumn numbers build as more northern birds pass through on their southwards migration.
Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) male perched on a branch.
Samiec szpaka (Sturnus vulgaris) siedzący na gałęzi.
Merry Hill Shopping Centre
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The Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the European Starling, is a highly social, intelligent, and adaptable passerine bird known for its stunning glossy plumage and complex vocal mimicry. While there are over 125 species in the starling family (Sturnidae) across the globe, the European starling is the most famous, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and introduced to places like North America and Australia.
Appearance and Identification
Size:
Chunky, short-tailed birds that are slightly smaller than a blackbird.
Summer Plumage:
Dark and iridescent, showing oily shades of purple, blue, and green in the sunlight, accompanied by a bright yellow beak.
Winter Plumage:
Duller brown-black body densely covered in white or silver spots that look like stars; the beak turns dark grey-brown.
Gender Indicators:
During the breeding season, the base of the yellow beak changes colour—males have a bluish-grey base, while females have a pinkish base.
Juveniles:
Plain, sandy-brown overall with a paler throat.
Behaviour and Diet
Murmurations:
In autumn and winter, starlings form massive flocks that take to the twilight sky in synchronized, fluid shapes. These "murmurations" help confuse predators, provide warmth, and allow birds to share feeding information.
Vocal Mimicry:
Starlings are exceptional mimics. They routinely copy the songs of other birds, mechanical sounds like car alarms, and even human speech.
Diet:
Omnivorous and highly opportunistic. They probe lawns for soil invertebrates like worms and spiders, but also rely heavily on seeds, fruit, and garden bird feeders.
Global Conservation & Ecological Impact
The impact and status of the starling depend entirely on geography:
In the UK:
It is currently a Red List species. The UK population plummeted by over 50% between 1995 and 2018 due to changing agricultural practices reducing their food supply. Organisations like the RSPB closely monitor their populations.
In North America: Originally introduced to New York in the 1890s, they have multiplied into hundreds of millions. They are classified as an aggressive invasive species that frequently evicts native cavity-nesting birds and causes massive agricultural damage.
(Geothlypis trichas) -- Common Yellowthroat
A broad black mask lends a touch of highwayman’s mystique to the male Common Yellowthroat. Look for these furtive, yellow-and-olive warblers skulking through tangled vegetation, often at the edges of marshes and wetlands. Females lack the mask and are much browner, though they usually show a hint of warm yellow at the throat. Yellowthroats are vocal birds, and both their witchety-witchety-witchety songs and distinctive call notes help reveal the presence of this, one of our most numerous warblers.
Read more at:https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Yellowthroat/overview
Common nightingale or simply nightingale, also known as rufous nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos).
Sevastopol, Crimea, RF.
Соловей южный (западный).
This is an irruption winter for Common Redpolls in our area. It's great to see them after an absence of several years. This one is gritting along the side of the road.
Birds in flight, an excellent opportunity to practice and improve camera control skills.
Location: Lauwersmeer, The Netherlands
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Wikipedia: The common flameback (Dinopium javanense), also referred to as the common goldenback, is a small (28–30 cm), three-toed woodpecker in the family Picidae, found throughout South and Southeast Asia.
As shy and secretive birds, common flamebacks are unlikely to be found in urban areas. They live in a variety of habitats, ranging from moist open forests, to scrubs, and mangroves. Although they generally enjoy lowlands, they can reach altitudes of 1700m above sea level in India and in those cases prefer living in pine forests.
Their distribution ranges across Southeast Asia, from the Western Ghats in India to the Indochinese peninsula and several of the Greater Sunda Islands.
Conservation status: Least Concern
The Common Myna or Indian Myna (Acridotheres tristis) is a scourge in Australia as it is an invasive species which is displacing native birds. Nevertheless, it deserves to be photographed and recorded.
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Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) male perched on a lichen-covered branch.
Samiec pleszki (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) siedzący na pokrytej porostami gałęzi.
Back to nature today with a great walk at Huntley Meadows Park in Fairfax County, near Washington D.C. Plenty of Odes and a few birds too, but the trails over the wetlands are the standout. Libellula lydia
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Wikipedia: The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) male perched on a sign.
Samiec pleszki (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) siedzÄ…cy na tabliczce.
Taken at Christian Fields, Lichfield.
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Common treeshrew feeding on a caterpillar, i had quite some difficulties to find the name of that species as i was looking for a squirrel species but it turned out to be a member of the shrew family. Found many of these guys while exploring Benchakitti forest park in Bangkok, Thailand
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The Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) is the largest and most common pigeon species in the UK and across the western Palearctic. Known for its burly, round body and distinctively loud, clapping wing beats upon takeoff, it is a highly adaptable bird found everywhere from dense woodlands to suburban gardens.
Size:
It is a large, thickset bird, with adults often weighing over 600 grams.
Plumage:
Mostly slate-grey with a pinkish-purple breast and bright yellow eyes.
Neck Markings:
Adults have a brilliant white patch on the side of the neck, highlighted by iridescent green and turquoise feathers.
Wing Bars:
Distinctive bright white stripes run across the wings, which are highly visible when the bird is in flight.
Juveniles:
Young birds lack the white neck collar until they are about 16 weeks old.
Behavior and Diet
Diet:
They are almost entirely vegetarian, consuming seeds, grains, leaves, berries, and root crops.
The Crop:
They possess a specialized throat pouch called a crop, which can hold massive amounts of food—up to 150 acorns or 1,000 grains of wheat—allowing them to forage quickly and digest later.
Drinking:
Unlike most birds that must scoop water and tilt their heads back, wood pigeons can use their bills like straws to suck up water continuously.
Vocalisation:
They are famous for their husky, rhythmic, five-note cooing call that sounds like "hoo-hroo-hoo-hoo-hoo".
Breeding and Lifecycle
Mating:
They are monogamous and frequently mate for life, sharing all parenting duties.
Nesting:
They build remarkably flimsy, flat platforms of twigs in trees or on building ledges.
Eggs:
The female almost always lays a clutch of exactly two white eggs.
Crop Milk:
Both parents produce "crop milk" (or pigeon milk)—a highly nutritious, fatty secretion from their throat lining—to feed the newly hatched chicks, known as squabs.
Lifespan:
The average life expectancy is 3 to 5 years, though some ringed wild individuals have lived for over 16 years.