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Seeadler
[Haliaeetus albicilla]
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Another shot of this immature Red-tailed hawk on a different perch. He shifted a couple of times as I followed him along a treeline, but became increasingly tolerant of my presence... Columbia Bottoms Conservation Area, St Louis, Missouri
My social distancing continues. One of my friends commented: "Mike, you've always maintained social distancing!" Maybe there's a bit of truth to that? On topic: My project to do a gallery of my trip to the Falklands continues. Here's one that I put a great deal of work in removing branches behind this Long-tailed Meadowlark as it dove off a brambly bush near one of the lodges in the Falklands.
Stay safe, we're making progress.
Mike
This is a red tailed hawk that has been stocking prey around work for the last 2 years! It has been feeding on pidgeons & other small birds.
It is a very graceful bird in flight & a good hunter!!I have been trying to photograph it for all this time! this day I succeded in getting the pic!!
Please enjoy viewing the pic & view (L)
Black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) female perched ona young tree trunk.
Samica lecichy pospolitej (Orthetrum cancellatum) siedząca na pniu młodego drzewka.
Ein Taubenschwänzen in vollkommener Ruhestellung. Ich war echt überrascht wie es so aussieht.
Das Taubenschwänzchen (Macroglossum stellatarum), auch Taubenschwanz[1] oder Karpfenschwanz genannt, ist ein Schmetterling (Nachtfalter) aus der Familie der Schwärmer (Sphingidae). Sein deutscher Name leitet sich vom zweigeteilten Haarbüschel am Hinterleibsende ab, das eine gewisse Ähnlichkeit mit den Schwanzfedern von Tauben aufweist. Als Wanderfalter ist das Taubenschwänzchen in fast ganz Europa bekannt. Wegen seines auffälligen Flugverhaltens, das als Schwirrflug bezeichnet wird und das dem eines Kolibris ähnelt, wird es auch Kolibrischwärmer genannt. Zahlreiche vermeintliche Kolibrisichtungen in Europa gehen auf Beobachtungen an dieser Schmetterlingsart zurück.
The pigeon tail (Macroglossum stellatarum), also called pigeon tail [1] or carp tail, is a butterfly (moth) from the family of hawkers (Sphingidae). Its German name is derived from the two-part tuft of hair at the end of the abdomen, which has a certain resemblance to the tail feathers of pigeons. The pigeon tail is known as a migrant butterfly in almost all of Europe. It is also called a hummingbird warmer because of its noticeable flight behavior, which is known as hovering flight and which is similar to that of a hummingbird. Numerous alleged hummingbird sightings in Europe can be traced back to observations of this butterfly species.
Swallow-tailed Manakin - Sítio Espinheiro Negro, São Paulo, Brazil
Bird Species # (662) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.
eBird Report and listing details - macaulaylibrary.org/asset/631852476
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2300 meters above sea level.
Amazilia tzacatl
(Rufous-tailed Hummingbird / Amazilia de cola rufa)
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird. It has a distinctly rufous-colored tail, from which its named is derived, and a bright pink bill. Like other hummingbirds, it feeds on nectar and small insects. It can be highly territorial over feeding areas.
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is perhaps the most common species of hummingbird at forest edge and in gardens and cultivated areas from southern Mexico south to northwestern South America.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
This long tailed duck took a big leap and jumped over another long tailed duck and land right back in the water. It looked more like a leap than taking flight, which was very interesting to me. If you look closely you can see the other duck in the water.
Caught this beautiful pigeon as he was flying into one of my feeders just a few minutes ago. First time I'd seen one of these at my feeders for a couple years I think. I have to say, of all the bird photos I've ever gotten, I like this about the best. I just got so excited when I saw this.
I mean, look at that beautiful tail. Just gorgeous
one more shot in first comment box below
A White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) pauses to see who is in his area of the boreal woods in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
24 November, 2016.
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my favourite little duck! . . . I can't wait for them to return for the winter, shouldn't be too long now . . .
Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus)
Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
"The black-tailed deer is one of nine subspecies of the mule deer. It was first recorded by the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-06.
Black-tailed deer live in the temperate coniferous forests along the Pacific coast. These forests are characterized by cool temperatures and lots of rain, but an overall mild climate. Black-tailed deer do not therefore migrate in response to seasonal changes, unlike some of the other mule deer subspecies. Instead, black-tailed deer often spend their entire life in the same general area.
Black-tailed deer can be distinguished from mule deer by their larger tail, the back of which is completely covered with black or dark brown hairs. Mule deer have smaller tails in which only the tip is covered with black hairs. Black-tailed deer are generally smaller than mule deer."
- nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/permanent-exhibits/north-american-mammals/black-tailed-deer
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The Red-tailed Hawk is one of the largest birds you’ll see in North America, yet even the biggest females weigh in at only about 3 pounds. A similar-sized small dog might weigh 10 times that.
Just finished a meal.
Peace Valley Park Pa.
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The pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is a jacana in the monotypic genus Hydrophasianus. Jacanas are a group of waders in the family Jacanidae that are identifiable by their wide feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes, their preferred habitat. The pheasant-tailed jacana is capable of swimming, although it usually walks on the vegetation. The females are more colourful than the males and are polyandrous.
In breeding plumage
The bottom tip of a dragon's tail as it flew out of the sea, The mural continues up a few storeys, but I couldn't get a decent shot of it from where I was standing.
Obispo Colilargo, Long-tailed Widowbird, Euplectes progne.
Barberspan Bird Sanctuary
North West Province
South Africa
Pava Canosa, Band-tailed Guan, Penelope argyrotis.
Especie # 1.592
Reserva Natural El Dorado
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Departamento de Magdalena
Colombia
Not only was the forest floor replete with wildflowers, but the presence of this beautiful White-tailed Deer was an added bonus. She was casually grazing on the ground cover, but was not eating the flowers.
With its long legs, the black-tailed godwit is an elegant, large wading bird. It has a very long and straight beak that is orange on the head side and black towards the tip. The male in its summer plumage has an orange-brown head, neck and chest. Its wings and prey are spotted and it has white stripes above and below the wings that are mainly visible during flight. The difference with the females is often difficult to spot: in general they are somewhat paler in colour and the markings on the belly are less pronounced. In winter the similarities become even greater when both sexes get a brown-grey chest, back and wings.
In the breeding areas the black-tailed godwit eats mainly earthworms and (larvae of) insects. Especially leatherjackets (= larvae of crane flies) are often eaten (up to 1,200 per day per black-tailed godwit). During the migration period and in the wintering areas, vegetable material (including rice) is also part of the diet.
The first clutches are usually found at the end of March, but egg laying continues until the end of May, with a peak in the second half of April. Black-tailed Godwits try to cover their nests under grass. When the grass grows higher, the breeding black-tailed godwit tries to pull the stalks growing around the nest over itself, in order to hide the nest from the sharp eyes of predators. A clutch usually consists of three to four eggs, which are incubated for 22 to 24 days. Dutch research has shown that 90% of black-tailed godwit pairs, after returning from Africa, breed within 700 metres of the place where they nested the year before. More than half (60%) even nested within 50 metres of the previous nesting place. Of the young birds (which usually return to breed for the first time after two years), 75% were found as breeding birds at a place that was less than 18 km away from the place of birth.