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A Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) stops at Miquelon Lakes to refuel during its southerly migration through the area. This lakes are located southeast of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
2 August, 2013.
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Lesser purple emperor (Apatura ilia) butterfly drinking water from mud.
Mieniak strużnik (Apatura ilia) pijący wodę z błota.
I was sitting next to a small marshy area photographing some other birds when two Lesser Yellowlegs flew in to join us. I watched and photographed as they went about their business of finding food as they walked quickly around the marsh looking for things to eat.
Taken 8 June 2018 at Westechester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska.
Usually this species gives me better pose opportunities with outstretched wings, but not this year. :-(
Habituellement, cette espèce me donne de meilleures poses avec les ailes étirées, mais elles ne m'ont pas gâté pas cette année. :-(
Bas-St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
A female Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) relaxes on a small urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
12 May, 2021.
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A drake Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) relaxes on a small urban pond in southwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
4 May, 2021.
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Lesser celandine is a small, low-growing perennial herb in the buttercup family.
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/...
Nice to be seeing Ducks again. More and more Ducks are arriving on this open storm water lake to await the melting of the natural lakes in this part of the province.
Hermitage Park. Edmonton, Alberta.
A Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) female and her brood on an urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
24 July, 2020.
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Part of a large flock of Lesser Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens), adults are white and young of the year are grey feeding in a stubble field south of Tofield, Alberta, Canada. The darker birds in the background are Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons), which also nest in the arctic regions of Canada.
They stop over on the prairies to build up energy reserves prior to commencing their migration to their wintering areas in the southern U.S.A.
4 October, 2020.
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The Greater and Lessor Scaups are very similar to each other. One has a narrower head (lesser) and the other rounder (greater). The lesser is about 1-2 inches shorter in length but without them side by side I can not tell the difference. The Greater Scaup wings are white and go all the way to primary feathers, the entire wing edge is white in flight. The Greater Scaup pattern on its back is crosshatch limited to the back while the Lesser Scaup patter is Crosshatch on the back and flanks and gives it a dirty appearance.
Thanks to Sue who weighted in below, This is a Lessor Scaup.
Aythya affinis
This Photo was taken at Frank Lake Alberta Canada
A Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) female on a small urban flood water pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
4 May, 2021.
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The first time I had the privilege to observe millions of flamingos together was in Kenya at Lake Nakuru.
In Walvis Bay they are fewer but the show given by them in the Lagoon is almost comparable to that seen at Lake Nakuru
It's really unforgettable
Walvis Bay - Namibia
These little birds are our smallest finch species. They are about the size of a blue tit, and like them, they can often be seen hanging upside down feeding on Alder and Birch seeds. In the Winter they can sometimes be found with groups of Siskin. They are decreasing in Britain and are Red Listed under the “UK Birds of Conservation Concern”
Females only have the red colour on the top of their heads but, as with this one, the males have much more red, which is particularly bright in Spring.
I make a point of finding and trying to photograph the Redpoll every year. I think they are wonderful little birds.
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Early morning on the Greek island of Kos. Near the psalidi wetlands, a small field of dry grass and herbs contained some wonderful insects, like this beautiful butterfly. It blended very well in the orange light of the sunrise. It truly was a golden hour!
A male lesser goldfinch samples the buds on a tree at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden. This guys doesn't look like he missed too many meals.
Tejedor Intermedio, Lesser Masked Weaver, Ploceus intermedius.
Moremi Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
Botsuana