Streaks of Light
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on a wet morning this male was foraging on the ground in the Kabini sector of Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, India in April 2019. This Woodpecker is a common sight in the forests of this National Park.
From the back it resembles the European Green Woodpecker but it is smaller and the chest and throat are quite different from the European one.
The male Streak-throated has a red cap while the female has a black cap.
picus xanthopygaeus
kleine schubbuikspecht
pic striolé
Hindugrünspecht
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La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The streak-necked flycatcher (Mionectes striaticollis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.
It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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Eine Waldohreule (Asio otus) im Böhmerwald.
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Waldohreule (Asio otus) - (northern) long-eared owl
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Die Waldohreule (Asio otus) ist eine Vogelart, die zu den Eigentlichen Eulen (Strigidae) gehört. Sie ist eine der häufigsten Eulen in Mitteleuropa.
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Die Waldohreule hat mit einer Körperlänge von etwa 36 cm und einer Flügelspannweite von 95 cm etwa die Größe eines Waldkauzes. Sie ist jedoch wesentlich schlanker als der Waldkauz und mit einem Gewicht von 220 bis 280 Gramm (Männchen) bzw. 250 bis 370 Gramm (Weibchen) erheblich leichter. Auffallende, große Federohren kennzeichnen diese Art. Die Federohren haben keine Funktion im Zusammenhang mit der Hörleistung der Eule. Zur Verstärkung der Hörleistung dient vielmehr der bei der Waldohreule auffällige Gesichtsschleier. Die Iris der Waldohreule ist leuchtend orangegelb. Das Gesicht wird durch eine auffällig hervorstehende Stirnbefiederung geteilt. Die Flügel sind relativ schmal. Das Gefieder der Waldohreule ist auf hellbraunem bis ockergelbem Grund schwarzbraun gestrichelt und gefleckt. Die Hand- und Armschwingen sind deutlich dunkel quergebändert. Allgemein überwiegen bei den Weibchen dunkle, rostbraune Farbtöne. Die Männchen sind dagegen in ihrer Grundfärbung etwas heller. Die Färbung des Gefieders dient der Tarnung; ruhende Vögel im Geäst sind kaum zu entdecken. Die Augen werden durch ein oberes und ein unteres Augenlid sowie durch eine Nickhaut, die das Auge bedecken kann, geschützt.
(northern) Long-eared owl
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The long-eared owl (Asio otus), also known as the northern long-eared owl, is a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, family Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping of owls are the barn owls, family Tytonidae.
The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name Asio is a type of eared owl, and otus also refers to a small eared owl.
Description
The long-eared owl is a medium-sized owl, 31–40 cm (12–16 in) in length with an 86–100 cm (34–39 in) wingspan and a body mass of 178–435 g (6.3–15.3 oz).[3][4] It has erect blackish ear-tufts, which are positioned in the centre of the head. The ear-tufts are used to make the owl appear larger to other owls while perched. The female is larger in size and darker in colouration than the male. The long-eared owl's brownish feathers are vertically streaked. Tarsus and toes are entirely feathered. Eye disks are also characteristic in this species. However, the eye disks of A. otus are darker in colour or rusty-orange. This nocturnal species is perhaps most easily seen perched in a tree in its daytime roost, sometimes in small groups during the winter months. There are about six thousand long eared owls in the United States, and fifty thousand in the whole world.
Wikipedia: The streak-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus conradi) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found from Thailand and northern and central Malay Peninsula to southern Indochina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Conservation status: Least Concern
When composing this shot, I wanted to capture the streak of color angled across the sky, appearing over the cove.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The streak-necked flycatcher (Mionectes striaticollis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.
It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
(Trochalopteron lineatum)
Chopta
Uttarakhand
Índia
One of the most common Laughingthrushes, but when we took these photos, we were unaware of that fact and kept focusing on this species.
Hari wanted to show us more challenging species, but we were captivated by these photogenic birds, and he would become desperate to convince us to ignore them!
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At first glance, I disregarded this image of a streaking female Pine Grosbeak because it was blurry but on closer examination I was intrigued by the artistic feel of it.
Houston Texas USA
The historic taxonomic status of Harlan's hawk has been quite erratic, sometimes it has been classified as its own species, B. harlani to the opposite extreme that R. S. Palmer (1988) classified as it (perhaps improbably) as a mere western color morph. Most modern authorities recognize as a valid subspecies. Harlan's hawk is markedly different from all other red tails and can be identified nearly 100% of the time by an experienced hawk watcher. Throughout the morphs of this subspecies, the plumage is predominantly blackish, lacking any warmer or brownish tones (save the tail). Harlan's hawks usually have faint streaks on the sides of their head and about their chest with a little gray mottling or speckling on the scapulars. Apart from a variably white-streaked throat, their underparts are usually mostly black with variable white streaking and barring on the thighs or crissum. There are up to four main variations from the typical one above: extreme dark morph (where even the throat is black and no pale streaking is present), dark morph (with barring still present from the tarsus to the underside), rare pale morph (with few blackish blobs on the belly and generally a whiter head) and perhaps even rarer types where the base color is grayish. Unlike most red-tailed hawks, generally immatures are similar enough than adults that it can be difficult to distinguish them. On average, immatures have more extensive pale streaking above and mottling below, but much individual variation has been recorded. The typical tail of a Harlan's hawk is white with a thick black subterminal band but individuals may vary considerable and the tail may be reddish, dusky, whitish or gray and can be longitudinally streaked, mottled or barred.
Our first yard butter-butt of the year, although he's not displaying that feature here. They are classic confusing fall warblers, with wingbars and streaks all over, and only the faintest hint here of the yellow-orange in its 'armpits' that makes most of them fairly easy to pick out. Glendale, Missouri
(Arachnothera magna)
Fraser's Hill
Malásia
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The way the water was running off the beach created this streaking effect , which looked quite unusual.
Streaked Spiderhunter - Datanla Waterfall, Dalat, Lam Dong, Vietnam
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I seem to be having a lucky streak at the minute. Took a mooch around Bashall Eaves, yesterday, ( nr Clitheroe). Driving homeward, I turn a bend and there's this Barny flying across the road in front of me ... I pull in rapid like ..!!. ( no other traffic about ), jumped into the passenger seat and hand hold the camera against the lowered window frame... there was small copse just to the left and behind the car, where its decided to sit for maybe about 15 minutes. Please click an image for the whole picture, cheers.