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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.
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Lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor) perched on remains of a dead tree.
Dzięciołek (Dryobates minor) siedzący na resztkach martwego drzewa.
Lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) perched on a branch.
Piegża (Curruca curruca) siedząca na gałęzi.
We've come to that time of year in northern California when, if you want to see a Lesser Goldfinch, you're going to need my archives. I have all makes and models: blurred, sharp, noisy, even blanks where a male Lesser was too busy fighting with an Anna's Hummingbird over a thistle (must have been for nesting materials).
I remember taking this picture. We were only two years into our latest drought, but the temperatures were 100-110 off-and-on but mostly on for our four-month summer.
This tiny (3.5") bird is a resident, and can have three broods a year. And yet, the Lesser is dependent on Thistle when it forms and "sets" seeds. The seeds are carried by wind at the end of the downy "parachute" driving the process. Lesser Goldfinches rely for three months on a supply of thistle seed. Since they are the last of the songbirds to nest, they rely on the thistle for thistledown to cushion the eggs and babies once hatched.
I admit to some confusion. Residents that have three broods and are not migrants ... so where are they from October through April?
Lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) perched on a hazel tree branch.
Piegża (Currucs curruca) siedząca na leszczynowej gałązce.
Lesser, I think... This bird is on the spillway of this rather large regional park lake. The spillway is pretty lengthy as spillways go in my mind, as it drops down into the Prado Basin below the lake. It's actually a cool place to spot birds, from Common Yellowthroats to little peeps to the varied line of egrets and herons. Seems like I always see a yellowlegs. Kinda different to actually See the yellow legs.
I have trouble IDing Greater vs Lesser Scaup. Any help would be appreciated. Photo taken at Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina.
This Lesser Goldfinch (f) was seen in the Crescent Farm Section of the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
The difference between male and female lesser stag beetle is not obvious. We've been staring at the images for some time. We've put the beetles near the hedge of the vegetable garden. We found several lesser stag beetles this year, and several greater stag beetles. Of one of the lesser stag beetles, I have only a mobile phone-shot. Lesser stag beetles are smaller than greater stag beetles. That's probably the easy way to tell them apart.
Raiding last months archives, the sun may come out again one day.
Lesser Celandines in the car park.
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites. :O)
Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna) flower in full bloom.
Kwiat ziarnopłonu wiosennego (Ficaria verna) w pełni rozkwitu.
The lesser rhea stands at 90 to 100 cm (35–39 in) tall. Length is 92 to 100 cm (36–39 in) and weight is 15 to 28.6 kg (33–63 lb).[2][5] Like most ratites, it has a small head and a small bill, the latter measuring 6.2 to 9.2 cm (2.4 to 3.6 in), but has long legs and a long neck. It has relatively larger wings than other ratites, enabling it to run particularly well. It can reach speeds of 60 km/h (37 mph), enabling it to outrun predators. The sharp claws on the toes are effective weapons. Their feathers are similar to those of ostriches, in that they have no aftershaft.[6] Their plumage is spotted brown and white, and the upper part of their tarsus is feathered.[2] The tarsus is 28 to 32 cm (11 to 13 in) long and has 18 horizontal plates on the front.[2]