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after the rain in the Nxai Pan NP, Botswana
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La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
A Pale Swallowtail was the first Butterfly to land in our backyard this Spring! This gorgeous Butterfly is sipping nectar from one of our Mystic Spires Salvia plants :)
Over the 30 years we have our garden I have planted lots of different Daffodils and Narcissi but I have totally lost track of what varieties we have . We call these “ the pale ones” so its very scientific . I rather like them as they are quite delicate and look good in the dusk
THANKS FOR YOUR VISITING BUT CAN I ASK YOU NOT TO FAVE AN IMAGE WITHOUT ALSO MAKING A COMMENT. MANY THANKS KEITH. ANYONE MAKING MULTIPLE FAVES WITHOUT COMMENTS WILL SIMPLY BE BLOCKED
A Pale Swallowtail was the first Butterfly to land in our backyard this Spring. This gorgeous Butterfly has her proboscis out, ready to sip nectar from our Mystic Spires Salvia flowers!
Kingfisher - Alcedo Atthis
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The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.
The female is identical in appearance to the male except that her lower mandible is orange-red with a black tip. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but with duller and greener upperparts and paler underparts. Its bill is black, and the legs are also initially black. Feathers are moulted gradually between July and November with the main flight feathers taking 90–100 days to moult and regrow. Some that moult late may suspend their moult during cold winter weather.
The flight of the kingfisher is fast, direct and usually low over water. The short rounded wings whirr rapidly, and a bird flying away shows an electric-blue "flash" down its back.
The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa, mainly south of 60°N. It is a common breeding species over much of its vast Eurasian range, but in North Africa it is mainly a winter visitor, although it is a scarce breeding resident in coastal Morocco and Tunisia. In temperate regions, this kingfisher inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. In winter it is more coastal, often feeding in estuaries or harbours and along rocky seashores. Tropical populations are found by slow-flowing rivers, in mangrove creeks and in swamps.
Like all kingfishers, the common kingfisher is highly territorial; since it must eat around 60% of its body weight each day, it is essential to have control of a suitable stretch of river. It is solitary for most of the year, roosting alone in heavy cover. If another kingfisher enters its territory, both birds display from perches, and fights may occur, in which a bird will grab the other's beak and try to hold it under water. Pairs form in the autumn but each bird retains a separate territory, generally at least 1 km (0.62 mi) long, but up to 3.5 km (2.2 mi) and territories are not merged until the spring.
Very few birds live longer than one breeding season. The oldest bird on record was 21 years.
They are also listed as a Schedule 1 species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act offering them additional protection.
Population:
UK breeding:
3,800-6,400 pairs
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
This was photographed at my favorite place in all of Washington: The Rose Gardens at Point Defiance Park. I don't think I ever tired of going there! I wish I could say they have a rose garden here in La Crosse or Onalaska, but they don't. What a shame!
Hope you enjoy!
Rose Gardens
Point Defiance Park
Tacoma, Washington
080516
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La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
for sure this is not my favourite butterfly photo of this summer. I select it because the boket is characteristic for the last sunbeam of this very hot july evening.
Please view in the larger format. (Click L)
Taken with my Sony SLT a65V with my Tamron SP AF60mm f/2 DI II LD (IF) 1:1 macro lens
Platycerus adscitus. Flaxton. Queensland. Sorting through a horrible jumble of photos from every where, this one from the garden of the air bnb. I'm still astounded at how many birds there were up there, we'd pull up for coffee or a sandwich, and there'd be something flitting across the path, or singing at us from a nearby bush. I'll get back there one day.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Myiarchus cephalotes
(Pale-edged flycatcher / Atrapamoscas montañero)
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Pale-edged flycatcher is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, distributed throughout subtropical montane forest in the Andes.
This species is typically a bird of humid forests and is one of the few species of Myiarchus that is restricted entirely to humid montane forest.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
The female Pale Tussock moth (Calliteara pudibunda) was resting on the white window seal of the conservatory but dropped down on the wet pavement when I decided to immortalise it with my camera. She was sitting in this characteristic pose with vibrating wings but didn’t want to fly away on a dump evening with heavy rain promised overnight. I took few shots and then moved her on a piece of slate where she was immediately taken characteristic resting pose with her front legs stretched forward (www.flickr.com/photos/sergeysmirnov/52134786591/). The moth spent the night and the following day (again raining most of the day) in a sheltered spot before disappearing into the night but not of cause after posing for a few more shots. The Pale Tussock is a large moth (this one was at least 4 cm in length when resting). Larvae feeds on a wide range of broadleaved trees and shrubs and is a common moth too. Bath, England, UK.