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The Lesser Stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus). Brown's Folly, Avon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, Bathford, near Bath, Somerset, England, UK
Lesser Nighthawks fly through the air with their mouths wide open, eating anything that lands in it including files, mosquitoes, moths, june bugs, leafhoppers, and moths. Though nighthawks have a tiny bill, they have a big, very wide mouth that is lined with fine hairs to help trap insects. They primarily take insects in flight, but they also jump up to grab insects from the ground.
La Balsa del Algar es una mina !. Es un ecosistema con 20 especies de odonatos aproximadamente y con mucha actividad. Ese día esta parthenope se nos mostró de frente, poco habitual ya que suelen patrullar rodeando el sitio por donde nos colocamos a la espera de poder dispararles y mi colega Pipa y yo nos pudimos llevar alguna que otra frontal de esta maravilla. También contamos ocho tandem de Anax ephippiger que no se dejaros retratar !
A Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) in search of something to eat wanders the shores of Miquelon Lake southeast of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
2 August, 2013.
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Lesser purple emperor (Apatura ilia) butterfly sipping water from moist mud.
Mieniak strużnik (Apatura ilia) spijający wodę w wilgotnego błota.
This Goldfinch was in the right place at the right time for our photo. We caught this bird while it was munching on dried seed heads so it was not bothered by human onlookers. Jabbering clouds of yellow, green, and black Lesser Goldfinches gather in scrubby oak, cottonwood, and willow habitats of the western U.S., or visit suburban yards for seeds and water.
The lesser goldfinches we back in force today. A whole flock of them were gathered in one of the fields that I walk next to. Got a series of shots of them, always nice to see them around!
At Myakka River State Park. I don't know if I am mistaken about the identity of this seabird. I thought the legs were too bright to be the Lesser Yellowlegs, but it's breeding colors are brighter.
Happy Wing Wednesday!
A Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) poses proudly from a dry and elevated platform on the shores of Miquelon Lake southeast of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
6 August, 2013.
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Color Pattern
Breeding Lesser Yellowlegs are grayish brown birds with vivid yellow legs. They have fine, gray streaking across the head and neck, a white eye ring, and white spots on the back and wings. Nonbreeding birds are more subdued gray-brown with less streaking and spotting. Bill is entirely dark.
The Lesser Yellowlegs has a graceful, high-stepping gait as it moves deftly across mudflats and marshes. Flight is buoyant and relaxed, with legs extending beyond the tail.
Wetland habitats ranging from tidal flats to sewage ponds to flooded fields; often in the company of other shorebird species. Breeds in open forests and meadows interspersed with marshes and bogs.