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Chough - Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
While its black plumage identifies it as a crow, the chough (pronounced 'chuff') has a red bill and legs unlike any other member of the crow family. It is restricted to the west of the British Isles.
It readily displays its mastery of flight with wonderful aerial displays of diving and swooping. This Schedule 1 species can be found in flocks in autumn and winter.
There are two species of passerine birds commonly called chough that constitute the genus Pyrrhocorax of the Corvidae (crow) family of birds. These are the red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), and the Alpine chough (or yellow-billed chough) (Pyrrhocorax graculus). The white-winged chough of Australia, despite its name, is not a true chough but rather a member of the family Corcoracidae and only distantly related.
The choughs have black plumage and brightly coloured legs, feet, and bills, and are resident in the mountains of southern Eurasia and North Africa. They have long broad wings and perform spectacular aerobatics. Both species pair for life and display fidelity to their breeding sites, which are usually caves or crevices in a cliff face. They build a lined stick nest and lay three to five eggs. They feed, usually in flocks, on short grazed grassland, taking mainly invertebrate prey, supplemented by vegetable material or food from human habitation, especially in winter.
Population:
UK breeding:
250-350 pairs in Great Britain; 120-150 pairs on the Isle of Man
A large duck species easily identified due to their bright white and brown plumage. The birds are migratory from South Eastern Europe and much of Central Asia during winters to India. They are not so common in our state, but common in our neighbouring western state.
Found them in a shallow lake in the middle of a grassland where there was a group of 6 along with dozens of Pintails, Garganeys and Pochards. The rest of the ducks flew away by our presence, but these Shelducks stayed put cautiously and after a short while ignored us entirely. The birds were chasing each other and seemed to have fun for a short while. The presence of 3 large raptors distracted us and the birds which flocked together to probably feel more secure.
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Originally identified as Russet Toughshank (Gymnopus dryophilus or Collybia dryophila), I now think it is more likely to be a Flammulina species (F. fennae or velutipes).
This is the same fungus cluster I photographed three weeks ago. More mature, the caps have flattened out.
The tiny creatures, 2mm in length and with distinctive white bands, are Entomobrya albocincta, a species of Springtail (Collembola).
Springtails are hexapods, with internal mouthparts. According to the NBN Atlas, they are no longer considered insects, which have external mouthparts.
12 February 2019
Cuttle Pool Nature Reserve, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Temple Balsall
Yet another old car that I can’t identify. I think I only recognized the Jaguar, the MG and the Datsun in this lot. This is another bright orange car though, so I guess this color was popular.
I need your help yet again, knowledgeable car folks.
The consensus is a 1973 Saab Sonett III
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What a splendid pie,
Pizza-pizza pie,
Every minute, every second,
Buy, buy, buy, buy buy,
What a splendid pie,
Pizza-pizza pie,
Every minute, every second,
Buy, buy, buy, buy buy.
Pepperoni and green peppers
Mushrooms, olive, chives,
Pepperoni and green peppers
Mushrooms, olive, chives.
"Pizza Pie" - System Of A Down
Identified only in 1985 and named after the American conservation biologist Steven Michael Goodman. It is nocturnal and weighing just around 50 grams is one of the smallest primate in the world. The smallest is Madame Berthe's mouse lemur that lives only in the Kirindy forest and is just slightly smaller.
This waterlily has been identified as a new species this year at Kew Gardens and named Victoria boliviana from its country of origin. It has the largest leaves in the wild where it reaches 3 meters of diameter.
www.kew.org/read-and-watch/new-giant-waterlily-victoria-b...
One job, identified by many who have worn the "Yellow Shirt," is the Arresting Gear Officer. AKA "Shooter". So important is this role in an aircraft carrier that they even immortalize themselves in The Tailhook Daily Briefing, which is a naval aviation community. We all know that we have seen "that attitude" or postures on the covers of an aircraft carrier and what that means, this for those who do not know, it is simply. You're going to fly! Like it or not!
Un trabajo, identificado por muchos que han llevado la "Camisa Amarilla", es el del, Arresting Gear Officer. AKA "Shooter". Tan importante es este papel en un portaaviones, que incluso se inmortalizan en The Tailhook Daily Briefing, que es una comunidad de la aviación naval. Todos sabemos los que hemos visto "esa actitud" o posturas en las cubiertas de un portaaviones y lo que significa eso, esto para los que no saben, es simplemente. ¡Vas a volar! ¡Te guste o no...!
This plant was growing next to a parking lot. Identify.plantnet says that it's probably American bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, but there are other possibilities.
In any case, thank you for looking. Isn't God a great artist?
This one can be found in Akaroa, New Zealand
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In various states of resistance to the prevailing gales, these larches are above Ullswater at a spot called Spying How.
Panorama stitched from four camera jpegs then processed in snapseed.
I am only guessing that these are larches. If anyone can identify them accurately please comment!
Little swifts are readily identified by their small size. Their wingspan is only 33 cm compared to 42 cm in the case of common swift. Their plumage is black except for a white throat and rump, the white rump patch extending onto the flanks. They have a short square tail, with all rectrices round-tipped. The flight is fluttering like that of a house martin, and the call is a high twittering. Like other swifts they are very short-legged. The legs are used for clinging to vertical surfaces only.
Little Swift (Apus affinis) leaving nest_mainland Spain_w_0133
Identification Tips
To identify the lesser kestrel, look for the absence of dark talons, a feature unique to this species, with their talons being a distinctive whitish-horn colour. However, this is only noticeable at very close range. The male's lack of dark spotting on the back and the absence of a black malar stripe are also key identification markers.
The female and young birds are paler than their common kestrel counterparts, and their call—a harsh "chay-chay-chay"—is distinct from the common kestrel's "kee-kee-kee."
Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) male breeding EX Spain_9277
Identified by its most prominent field mark, an acorn in the beak, an Acorn Woodpecker removes a nut from its storage locker along the Boot Canyon Trail in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park.
Pouvez-vous identifier deux comportements remarquables de la chouette épervière dans cette image ?🤔
En premier lieu, la chouette emploie sa queue comme un troisième point d'appui, de façon similaire à un pic-bois. Chose qui ne m'avait jamais frappée avant de regarder cette photo.
Secondo, si vous dirigez à nouveau votre regard vers le bas de la queue, à gauche, vous apercevrez la queue et la patte d'un campagnol qu'elle a dissimulées entre l'arbre et l'écorce. Comme c'est le cas pour de nombreux oiseaux, la chouette enfouit de la nourriture aux quatre coins de la forêt afin de se préparer à une éventuelle disette.
Nous saisissons désormais la raison pour laquelle on dit qu'on est jamais vraiment confortable lorsqu'on est "entre l'arbre et l'écorce"...😉
Can you identify two remarkable behaviors of the northern hawk owl in this picture?🤔
Firstly, the owl uses its tail as a third fulcrum, similar to a woodpecker. Something that had never struck me before looking at this photo.
Secondly, if you look again at the bottom left of the tail, you'll see the tail and leg of a vole that it has hidden between the bark and the tree. As is the case with many birds, the owl buries food in the four corners of the forest in preparation for a possible dearth.
Now we understand why it's said that you're never really comfortable when you're “between the bark and the tree...😉
Thanks, Jerome for helping me identify this bird.
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
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Many thanks to Gary Faulkner👍 for Identifying this moth www.flickr.com/photos/gary-faulkner/ as a 'Rosy Tabby - Endotricha flammealis' moth, Many thanks Gary! 👍
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I was only able to get one shot. Never seen one of these before and sure would like to know what it is.
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) was correctly Identified by Gary Faulkner on a NEW image posted 02/08/2025, so I have updated the info on this image to show correction www.flickr.com/photos/gary-faulkner/
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I cannot always ‘Thank’ everyone individually, for their Visits and ‘Faves’ however, I will always try to respond and thank all those that leave a ‘Comment’. If I do not reply to your 'Comment', it is not because I am ignoring you, it's because I have not seen the 'Comment'.
Your 'Comments' do not always appear in 'Notifications' or Flickr mail, so, I am sorry for any delay in responding. Often your 'Comment' is only spotted 'On the Page' on the day, that I see it. (seen ONLY when replying to someone HAS 'Commented' on the image, and I see a notification)
This bird species has different identifying features depending on sex/age/season. Adult male grey wagtails in breeding plumage have blue-grey upperparts, black wing feathers with white fringes on the tertials, and a yellow rump. Their long tail is black with white edges. They have yellow bellies, and bright lemon-yellow undertail coverts.
The nape, crown, and face are grey with a white supercilium and they have a black bib on the throat with a white moustachial stripe. Their eyes are black with a broken white eye ring, the bill is black, and their legs and feet are a dull pink.
Out of breeding season their throat is pale buff and their underparts are lighter yellow.
Female grey wagtails look similar to males in non-breeding plumage although some have a mottled black throat.
Juveniles resemble females but they have a pinky-buff lower bill and throat with no black markings. Birdspot
Please tell me it's something more interesting than the immature white-crowned I suspect it of being, please!
Ophir Creek at Tahoe Meadows, Nevada. August 2018.
The Nuthatch is a very pretty bird and quite distinctive in its plumage which makes it very easy to identify, they have strong bills which they need for removing bark and/or retrieving stored food ie nuts. The Nuthatch is very happy to visit gardens and enjoys the food people put out for the birds, they are also very persistent in ensuring they get as much food as they need by being a little bullish with the other birds around the feeders. They however prefer insects which they collect from tree trunks and branches but in the winter months they conceal surplus nuts in tree bark so they can retrieve them when natural food is scarce, they use their bills to hammer these nuts open. They nest in tree cavities also old Woodpecker nests, they lay between 6 to 8 eggs and it is the female who incubates the eggs and the chicks hatch after about 14 days then both parents feed their chicks and they fledge the nest after about 25 days.
Identifying the black-and-white warbler, Mniotilta varia, is as simple as black and white. Really. And if that isn't easy enough, it's habit of creeping up, down and around tree trunks and branches makes it even easier to finger.
Easily identified as it is the only tit with blue wing, tail and crown. The chest is yellow and the blue tit has white cheeks. A black line runs through the eye, round the nape and cheeks. A white border surrounds the blue crown, while the back is a greenish colour, with yellow colouration on the rump. The bill is black with a brownish tip, legs are a deep slate blue.
So my efforts to identify this fungus are unresolved. Is it carbon ball or Brittle Cinder Fungus? Or does Kretzschmaria Deusta identify them. Found in a small patch in the 280 acre Culberson Woods Nature Preserve in Clinton County. It's known as a wet beech forest, with a thin layer of white clay on top of its soil. The only trail is a 3 mile loop with no shortcuts.
Life at 12,000 feet
The least chipmunk is the smallest squirrel in the park ranging in length from less than seven inches to nine inches. They can be identified by five stripes on the back and sides of their small bodies. Two of the stripes extend onto the head. Only the chipmunk has stripes on its face. If there are no stripes, it is a golden-mantled ground squirrel.
This species of chipmunk has the largest range of habitat, living from the lowest elevations to timberline and above, primarily in rocky areas.
Least chipmunks are not true hibernators. They are in a state of torpor from which they occasionally arouse to feed on stored food.
- From NPS
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Observation.org identified her as a red mason bee. I don't know. Question b is if she tries to warn me, by lifting her middle leg, or if she is just very agile.
Does anyone know what these are? I poked one of them and it had a very thin and brittle outer crust and was probably soft inside. I didn't want to stick my finger into this any more than that. The one on the very left is about the size of a football. Picture taken earlier this summer, they have since disappeared.
These visitors of Biennale Venice 2022 are probably scanning a QR code (just like the man left in the corner) in Corderie-Arsenale. They are right: if you do not identify what you see, it will become hard later on to remember it. Before the digital age, people would just focus on the artwork itself. Today, there is this special contrast between the artwork, often depicting time-less scenes and patiently waiting in the margin to be observed, versus the way we behave to first grab its information and trying to understand and remember it later on. There is no alternative, since the amount of artworks here is so huge that after a few hours you will become drunk of all your impressions and forget everything (unless you took your precautions).