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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
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
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
Taken at the Cockrell Butterfly Center in Houston. I'm having difficulty identifying, although it could possibly be a Red Postman Mimic originally from Ecuador.
And sooooo after a helluva long time away, me is back! At least in part, been so preoccupied with DIY, Home Improvements and painting, as well as just wanting to take a break from photography, I decided to take advantage of the sudden nice weather after a mild start to Spring. Went for my usual walkabout, which means wondering for miles in no particular direction in search of no particular shot and I accidently happened upon this cemetery.
I have to say, and in well meaning respects, graveyards are actually beautiful places, I do however draw the line somewhat, as I never take shots of actual grave stones identifying people, I never step over nor onto an actual gravesite and always say a quiet thank you, in respects for deceased occupier of the grave.
These flowers were at such an angle I caught the sun rays, which felt like life upon death, hence the word serenade came to mind.
I hope everyone is well and so as always, thank you! :)
The spider thread has accidentally helped me to take this shot. I cannot identify the web on this photo.
Also known as the Golden Browed Bulbul, this is an endemic bird of South India and Sri Lanka. The bird is bright yellow and easy to identify in the bush and canopy where they are sighted. Apparently, this subspecies of the bird we shot in the Malabar region / Western Coast is a bit paler than the subspecies on the other coast - though I haven't seen it yet.
The birds are of the same size as other bulbuls - maybe 20 cms - and are found in small groups. We sighted several around fruiting trees such as wild berries, Figs and they were quite loud during the time. The calls were a tad easy to remember and just like other bulbuls they were noisy. This is the start of their breeding season and hence I think they were out more than usual.
Many thanks in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and bushy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance.
The Scrub Tanager is identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Hopefully I have identified this correctly - butterflies are not my specialty but when I was researching it, that one looked the closest.
I took this photo on my hike at Granite Creek last weekend. The butterfly was very kind to pose on the fern long enough for me to get my camera out since I was standing on a rock in the middle of a stream crossing!
Identify.plantnet.org tells me that this is Kalanchoe laxiflora, common name milky widow's thrill. I have no idea where that common name came from. Oh, well.
Thank you for looking! Isn't God a great artist?
The Parish Church of Saint Materiana at Tintagel is a Church of England church in Cornwall, England, UK. It stands on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintagel Castle and is listed Grade I.
The first church on the site was probably in the 6th century, founded as a daughter church of Minster: these are the only churches dedicated to the saint, though she is usually identified with Madryn, Princess of Gwent.
huge female giant ichneumon wasp (Megarhyssa vagatoria)
identified by speech path girl
It landed on my trousers when I changed the battery. I felt afraid and expel it. But missed some more options to capture it! After that, it flown far away. See it for first time. Glad that I contrived to capture it. Because the insect was busy with something.
La seule façon d'identifier avec certitude ce moucherolle c'est par son chant. L'oiseau étant en tous points identique au Moucherolle des aulnes.
The only way to identify with certainty this flycatcher is by his singing. The bird is in all respects identical to the Alder Flycatcher.
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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.
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...!
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, para los que no saben, es simplemente. ¡Vas a volar! ¡Te guste o no....!
Identified by the white malar stripe and postocular patch; the spotting on throat is blue but this is H. jacula nevertheless. The species is restricted to limited areas of moist forest in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama.
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Despite the information elsewhere on this page, the lens was a 150-500mm, probably set to 500mm
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Abandoned house, car and water tower in Quinn, South Dakota, population 63 at the edge of The Badlands.
Car identified as a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air by Rick Gulden.
An unnamed flower ( later identified as white clover) as spotted on trek to Nandadevi East Basecamp trek in Kumaun Himalayas, India
Situated at the Gold Coast Botanical Gardens - Queensland _ Australia.
They are not Ducks and have been identified as Dusky Moorhens by a dear flickr friend.
Difficult birds to identify unless they are heard and this one never made a sound. I was thinking Least Flycatcher but the eye ring doesn't seem bold enough.
I will forward the pictures to E-Fauna (U BC"s) site for identification...I just love the varieties but there are so many to identify~~~....
First identified from dinosaur-age fossils and was thought to be extinct. The dawn redwood, Metasequoia glyptostroboides.
Then, in 1941, a living specimen was discovered during a survey of Sichuan and Hubei provinces, China. Seeds were later collected and raised in arboreta worldwide. Young trees are now readily available. It exists in the wild as only a few scattered stands in China where it is has protected status.
This old and tall tree at Sandringham may well have grown from one of the original seeds brought from China.
The dawn redwood is one of the few deciduous conifers.
Happy Gorgeous Green Thursday.
BTW...if anyone can identify the bird, I'd love to know what it is. I thought tri-colored heron, but I'm not sure.
I can't remember for sure, but I think I shot this through glass. There's a bird "blind"...shack, observatory, something with big glass windows and benches to sit on, from which one can observe the various birds in the area. I have shots that I know for sure were taken from the shack...but I can't remember for certain about this one.
The rain in the clouds appeared to be spilling onto the ground as the sun was setting. The colours in the sky helped identify where the original cauldron in the sky lay, that was now responsible for the escaping precipitation.
I have never witnessed such a weather event. But this phenomena of nature was a unique subject to capture
This bridge over a beautiful little waterfall is at the end of a road with no sign to even identify it. I was given directions by a local who had been there before. I got there just in time as school got out and it was soon crowded by teenagers 😝😂
looks a lot like a Rough-legged Hawk but note unfeathered tarsi
Rough-legged Hawk has feathered tarsi.
also looks a lot like a dark Red-tailed Hawk but tail is completely wrong for Red-tailed Hawk, matches Rough-legged Hawk
Identified by raptor expert Brian Sullivan
I had a hard time finding a local who could identify this tree for me. One Ilocano told me she thought the name for it is Salaysay. Whatever the name, its a great shade tree to sit under while listening to the waves roll over the tiny, smooth rocks that make up the beach in Padugpug, (north coast of Luzon Island), Ilocos, Phiiippines.
Identified as 'the center of Din'e culture, the Navaho arrived late, lived in Hopi built cliff dwellings, inhabited even earlier by other peoples] and vacated them @ 1,300.
Local literature claims then land there was inhabited for around 5,000 years.
This is visible from the Antelope House Overlood.
There are stunning antelope petroglyphs in the area.
This is approx. 10% of the development; the canyon has other 'cliff communities', which also had lookout spots, etc.
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.
I need to find my butterfly guide to identify this one, perched on a leaf at the Butterfly Place in Westford.
With an area of over 930 km2 (360 sq mi), the Camargue is western Europe's largest river delta. It is a vast plain comprising large brine lagoons or étangs, cut off from the sea by sandbars and encircled by reed-covered marshes. These are in turn surrounded by a large cultivated area.
Approximately a third of the Camargue is either lakes or marshland. The central area around the shoreline of the Étang de Vaccarès has been protected as a regional park since 1927, in recognition of its great importance as a haven for wild birds. In 2008, it was incorporated into the larger Parc naturel régional de Camargue.
Flora and fauna
Flamingos in the Camargue
Horses and cattle in the Camargue
The Camargue is home to more than 400 species of birds and has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. Its brine ponds provide one of the few European habitats for the greater flamingo. The marshes are also a prime habitat for many species of insects, notably (and notoriously) some of the most ferocious mosquitos to be found anywhere in France. Camargue horses (Camarguais) roam the extensive marshlands, along with Camargue cattle (see below).
The native flora of the Camargue have adapted to the saline conditions. Sea lavender and glasswort flourish, along with tamarisks and reeds.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Can anybody identify this animal print? Something has been walking around my backyard and making weird sounds in the middle of the night. It would be nice to know what's out there. Thanks!
Central Maryland
iPhone 5
2016
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...😉