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Lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus) walking on a ground.
Ciołek matowy (Dorcus parallelipipedus) idący po ziemi.
Back from much earlier this year (I think March?) on a low mountain slope. Many of the migrant passerines that time of year were returning to the mountain from overshooting their overnight migration, as many did not want to rest in the feral cat-infested city. A few of the birds (Namely warblers but also Masked shrikes and Trumpeter finches) briefly stopped in the Umbrella thorns growing on the side, where we stayed to photograph them. Not much to this photo but to be honest I wanted to upload something because I haven't in a long while.
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Nikon d500 & 200-500 f/5.6
ISO: 1270
F-stop: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/800
This is quite an uncommon species in Scotland and this one came into our Constant Effort nets this morning. This is the second in two weeks. We last caught these at this site in 2010 so these birds are very welcome on their return. Note the lack of chestnut fringing on the wings that is so indicative of the Common Whitethroat. This species also has a dark mask although this isn't too visible in the photo. These birds are trapped and ringed under license from the British Trust for Ornithology as part of a long-term monitoring project near Edinburgh Airport
Only two more shots to come in this short series of a visit to Elk island National Park, and this is the last of the Lesser Yellowlegs encounters.
I liked this one for the fairly low shooting angle, and the detail I ended up with. Definitely my favourite shot was yesterday's post, but I am still very happy with this one.
Poor photo but I seldom see Lesser Goldfinches. Documentation photo. This bird is challenging an American Goldfinch that was not following Covid-19 social distancing protocol.
Backyard birds, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_7674
The lesser yellowlegs is a medium-sized shorebird. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.
The lesser violetear is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Costa Rica to northern South America. This species and the Mexican violetear were conspecific and together called the green violetear.
I spent a while watching and listening to this male Lesser Whitethoat, After singing from cover he briefly showed on the top of a bramble patch and gave me this over the shoulder pose.
The lesser sand plover is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The spelling is commonly given as lesser sand-plover, but the official British Ornithologists' Union spelling is "lesser sand plover". The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate.
Scientific name: Charadrius mongolus
Beginning to pop up over in the car park.
Better viewed large, and thank you for your favourites. :)
William Wordsworth's favourite plant, I was surprised to see this still in flower in May - although it has been a cold spring here in Wigan. Taken at Low Hall LNR, Hindley, nr. Wigan, Lancs.
In the recent days all sorts of new birds have arrived at the marsh, including a few different species of shorebirds.
Burnham Prairie
A Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) male on a small urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
13 May, 2024.
Slide # GWB_20240513_8060.CR2
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