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Wikipedia: The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae.
It has a velvety-black forehead of short, plush black feathers with the rest of the bird being an oily green color, though appearing black in dim light. The tail feathers which in this species are long and broaden at the tail's end are black also with a greenish tinge, as are the wings. The iris of the bird is a turquoise-blue darkening towards the pupil to a very deep or near black. The bill, legs and feet are black.
This bird occurs in southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali in scrub and secondary growth, open fields and gardens, bamboo thickets and open forest often near villages.
a less known Roller that lives in miombo woodland
This one was photographed in Hwange NP In Zimbabwe in the local winter of 2013.
So it does not have the beautiful and typical tail streamers of the summer plumage
Coracias spatulatus
vorkstaartscharrelaar
rollier à raquettes
Spatelracke
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Wikipedia: The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae.
It has a velvety-black forehead of short, plush black feathers with the rest of the bird being an oily green color, though appearing black in dim light. The tail feathers which in this species are long and broaden at the tail's end are black also with a greenish tinge, as are the wings. The iris of the bird is a turquoise-blue darkening towards the pupil to a very deep or near black. The bill, legs and feet are black.
This bird occurs in southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali in scrub and secondary growth, open fields and gardens, bamboo thickets and open forest often near villages.
Conservation status: Least Concern
The Racket Tailed Roller is a species of bird in the family Coracidae. It is found in Southern Africa from Angola, South Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Southern Tanzania to Northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique. I love the colors on this bird just beautiful. This is one of my favorite Zoo Birds.
Taken in Ecuador during my stay at San Jorge Eco-Loges .
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In another bedroom, this caught my eyes straight away, of the way how they were placed at the end of the bed and on an old trunk.
Tennis? - Must have been very popular at this house, way back then it seems and no wonder with its elegant gardens that surrounded this House!
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All sports of racket paddle, tennis, raquet ball, squash, ... ping pong.
Here I show the paddle because the one that can be practiced the most now and in Spain it is very popular.
Padel is a racquet sport.
Padel is typically played in doubles on an enclosed court roughly 25% smaller than the size of a tennis court. Scoring is the same as normal tennis and the balls used are similar but with a little less pressure. The main differences are that the court has walls and the balls can be played off them in a similar way as in the game of squash and that solid, stringless bats are used. The height of the ball being served must be at or below the waist level.
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This is a Alleyway that runs from Lairgate through to Saturday Market in the Historic old Town of Beverley in East Yorkshire It was first recorded in 1409..
(Ocreatus underwoodii)
La Brisa
Baeza
Equador
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Equador (2021)
- All the photos for this order APODIFORMES
- All the photos for this family Trochilidae // Troquilídeos
- All the photos for this species Ocreatus underwoodii
- All the photos taken this day 2021/11/14
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Bandeirinha (Discosura longicaudus). One of the rarest hummingbirds or at least more difficult to photograph since it rarely leaves the canopies.
Measures between 7.8 and 10.5 centimeters in length and weighs between 3 and 3.7 grams. It has a pronounced sexual dimorphism. Unmistakable male with long external tips and racket-shaped tips or purple-brown colored "bandeirinhas". Crown, throat and upper chest bright green, copper lower chest and whitish belly, white flanks. Green-bronze mantle, with a whitish strap on the lower back.
Picture taken at Paulista, PE.
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Talk about attitude. This bird, which I think may be a spotted sandpiper, can really make some noise to draw myself and the Labrador away from her brood. Constantly teeters with the the high pitched whistles, quite a sight. Not the best shot. Tried to get some shots of the youngsters, but they know how to hide.
Crypsirina temia, dendrogazza coda a racchetta Vietnam
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It was quite difficult to set focus on this greater racket-tailed drongo, which sat upon a lofty branch, some 70-80 ft high...loved taking the shot...taken in Chidiyatapu nature park in Andaman Islands, India
Backyard bird
Wikipedia: The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae. This bird occurs in southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali in scrub and secondary growth, open fields and gardens, bamboo thickets and open forest often near villages.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Continuing from last week's picture of a Conrail E8 at Lacona, here's a picture of more E-units visiting the Montreal Secondary: Lackawanna 808 and 807, owned by the CNY Chapter NRHS, lead the return leg of the 29 September 2001 excursion to Massena, seen crossing the Raquette River bridge in Potsdam in the glow of late afternoon light.
Backyard bird
Wikipedia: The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae. This bird occurs in southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali in scrub and secondary growth, open fields and gardens, bamboo thickets and open forest often near villages.
Conservation status: Least Concern
The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae. It has a velvety-black forehead of short, plush black feathers with the rest of the bird being an oily green colour, though appearing black in dim light.
The female White-booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) hovers elegantly near a vibrant purple bloom at La Minga Ecolodge, close to Cali, Colombia. Capturing this moment was both a technical and creative challenge, as I chose to shoot with an unusually low shutter speed of 1/180 second on the Canon R5 paired with the RF 100-500mm lens at 500mm. The slower shutter allowed me to emphasize the movement of her wings, creating a sense of dynamic energy while keeping her head and body in sharp focus. Her iridescent green plumage and fluffy white “boots” stand out beautifully against the soft, blurred greens of the Andean cloud forest—a testament to Colombia’s extraordinary biodiversity.
What makes this species particularly interesting is the striking difference between the male and female. While the male White-booted Racket-tail boasts long, racket-shaped tail feathers that give the species its name, the female, as seen here, has a more understated and compact appearance. This distinction highlights the diversity even within a single species and adds another layer of intrigue to photographing hummingbirds. Shooting at La Minga Ecolodge, a haven for birdwatching, was an incredible experience, offering access to some of Colombia’s most spectacular hummingbirds in their natural habitat.
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