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A Bridled Guillemot is a form of Guillemot with a white eye ring and a thin white line extending behind the eye. It is not regarded as a subspecies.

Those odd fins on the pelicans’ bills are called breeding knobs—or nuptial tubercles, if you want to impress your birder friends. These seasonal growths appear only during mating season and fall off once nesting begins. They're nature’s version of a fancy boutonnière.

 

1. Forget cologne or gelled-up hair

A horny bill says, "I’m debonair!”

 

2. When pelicans court, they don't do flowers

They sprout tubercles with mysterious powers.

 

3. Nuptial tubercles appear this time of year

A pelican’s version of a boutonnière

 

A common hummer at my brother-in-laws new home

After testing and analyzing, the Great blue heron abandoned his to-big-to-swallow fish.

This is my first swamp sparrow photograph.

reaching take-off velocity is hard work

This day flying moth is a migrant from Southern France. seen at Lower Moor in the Cotswold Water Park

Una lechuza gavialana abandona su posadero habitual. Foto tomada en Finlandia, en marzo de este año.

An incredibly nimble Chiffchaff feeding off the water surface in Fuente de Piedra, Spain.

 

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"Basic terms: A group of quail is a covey; the males are known as cocks, the females are hens, and the babies are chicks."

Un macho de cernícalo primilla se aproxima con una presa para ofrecersela a la hembra, antes de iniciar una cópula.

Goldfinch in the woodland along the banks of the River Don, Aberdeen.

Wiltshire Downs

 

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Eye wide anticipating the big swallow

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) has been reclassified to Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)

After the strike and attempted drowning, the injured coot has freed himself.

The Least Sandpiper is the smallest shorebird in the world, weighing in at about 1 ounce and measuring 5-6 inches long.

The landing perch is cholla cactus skeleton

Jays competing for a thrown peanut. Incomplete pass.

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The eagle is in full dive hoping to recapture the coot. The coot dove every time the eagle approached.

Great egret

"All Shook Up" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley in 1957. My oldest brother wasn't an Elvis fan and pointed out, "grammatically, it should be shaken up." I kept dancing and asked, "what do grammatically mean?"

Brown Pelicans are unusual birds in my desert environment and at Lake Pleasant.

“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” anonymous

North American River Otter pops up for a few quick shots.

Regrettably, her nest eggs are more significant than my nest egg.

 

The photo was taken from a bridge above the nest.

Grey Heron on the River Don, Aberdeen

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