near a pool in a forest a few days ago

probably Europe's smallest bird at 8,5cm , this insectivore moves constantly so you have to look ( or hope ) for the instant when it sits to survey the area

regulus regulus

goudhaan

Roitelet huppé

Wintergoldhähnchen

Reyezuelo Sencillo

Regolo

Estrelinha-de-poupa

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after a heavy rain shower in a forest

turdus philomelos

zanglijster

grive musicienne

Singdrossel

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a relative of the Grosbeaks

An image from June as these are quite difficult to see from October to January

coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

Picogordo Común

Frosone

Bico-grossudo

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For those celebrating, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and hope that you and those around you can find calm in this holiday season.

Little Owl at sunset

Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

Mochuelo Europeo

Civetta

Mocho-galego

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sometimes called Wood Nuthatch or simply Nuthatch

sitta europaea

boomklever

sittelle torchepot

Kleiber

Trepador Azul

Picchio muratore

Trepadeira-azul

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backlit capture, also from last Thursday

Phylloscopus trochilus

fitis

Pouillot fitis

Fitis

Mosquitero Musical

Luì grosso

Felosa-musical

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one of my favorite African birds but not an easy one to photograph as contrary to other starlings it prefers to forage in the canopy of trees.

The female has entirely different plumage and looks more like a thrush

Lake Manyara NP, Tanzania

previously known as the Plum-coloured Starling or the Amethyst Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Amethistspreeuw

Étourneau améthyste

Amethystglanzstar

Estornino amatista

Storno ametista

estorinho-de-dorso-violeta

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also called European Robin

erithacus rubecula

roodborst of roodborstje

rouge-gorge familier

Rotkehlchen

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Ndutu area in southeastern Serengeti, Tanzania

cheetah

acinonyx jubatus

jachtluipaard

guépard

Gepard

guepardo o chita

ghepardo

guepardo ou chita

IUCN RED LIST Status: Vulnerable and the trend is DECREASING

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in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

A medium-size African eagle species that, when perched, is easy to recognize because of its long shaggy crest. It is fairly widespread and can be found at the edge of forests and in wooded savanna areas often near to marshes, wetlands and rivers.

It feeds mainly on large diurnal rodents, including various rats, mice, as well as shrews.

Lophaetus occipitalis

Afrikaanse zwarte kuifarend

Aigle huppard

Schopfadler

Águila Crestilarga

Aquila crestalunga

Águia-de-penacho

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in a farmland area

Ardea cinerea

blauwe reiger

héron cendré

Graureiher

Garza Real

Airone cenerino

Garça-real

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the very first of these pretty finches are now arriving from their northern breeding grounds.

This image was taken in March when the last birds had not yet left

sometimes called Mountain Finch

fringilla montifringilla

keep

pinson du nord

Bergfink

Pinzón Real

Peppola

Tentilhão-montês

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Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus

Norfolk

Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.

The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.

Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.

YELLOWHAMMER

Un macho de pinzón vulgar luciendo sus bellos colores. No es tan bonito como su pariente el pinzón real, pero es más abundante y da más oportunidades a los fotógrafos de naturaleza.

Being the national bird of Hungary, and capable of flying at speeds approaching 200mph I was delighted when this fabulous looking bird perched briefly to enable a few shots.

Image taken in the Hortobágy region of Hungary.

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Watched this little fella hunting along the Humber Estuary bank a few weeks back .. relentless 🐁

I saw tracks of him over the weekend at Spurn but unfortunately no sightings..

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a mix of youngsters and adults can be found in the forest in this period

also called simply Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

gekraagde roodstaart

Rougequeue à front blanc

Gartenrotschwanz

Colirrojo Real

Codirosso comune

Rabirruivo-de-testa-branca

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After I got the Grasshopper Sparrow (previous post), I was driving home when this beauty of a Barred Owl flew right in front of me. I stopped, turned off the truck, four ways on and I had 20 minutes with it until a motorcycle spooked it. It was meant to be. Bucks County PA.

Downy Woodpecker.

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

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Brian Piccolo Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Owlets from same burrow as this adult

Tree Swallow.

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Egretta rufescens

Le Tarin des aulnes est un petit passereau de taille inférieure à celle du chardonneret. Ici un mâle venu se nourrir.

The Siskin is a small passerine smaller than that of the goldfinch. Here a male came to feed.

El jilguero aliso es un pequeño ave paseriforme de tamaño más pequeño que el jilguero. Aquí vino un macho a alimentarse.

RSPB Ham Wall Nature Reserve, Somerset, UK.

fringilla montifringilla

keep

pinson du nord

Bergfink

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goldfinch

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Everglades,Florida

TREECREEPER

"LIFER"

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Downy Woodpecker.

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea (M)

The species is always associated with running water when breeding, although they may use man-made structures near streams for the nest. Outside the breeding season, they may also be seen around lakes, coasts and other watery habitats. Like other wagtails, they frequently wag their tail and fly low with undulations and they have a sharp call that is often given in flight.

This slim wagtail has a narrow white supercilium and a broken eye ring. The upperparts are grey and the yellow vent contrasting with whitish underparts makes it distinctive. The breeding male has a black throat that is edged by whitish moustachial stripes. They forage singly or in pairs on meadows or on shallow water marshes. They also use rocks in water and will often perch on trees. They have a clear sharp call note and the song consists of trills.

The breeding season is April to July and the nest is placed near fast running streams or rivers on an embankment between stones and roots. The male in display, makes short flights up into the air and descends slowly with fluttering flight accompanied by a rapid series of chipping high notes. In Europe the nests are often made in holes in manmade structures. The clutch consists of 3–6 speckled eggs and multiple broods may be raised with declining numbers in the clutch in subsequent broods. The usual clutch size is five in Ireland and the breeding success is about 80% with predation of eggs or chicks being the main cause of breeding failure. The Canary Islands population typically have smaller clutches and the breeding season is not as short and well marked as in populations at higher latitudes. The incubation period is about two weeks with chicks fledging within a fortnight. They live for a maximum of 8 years in the wild.

In some parts of the its range the white-throated dipper nests in the same habitats as the grey wagtail and there are some records of interspecific feeding of dipper chicks by adult wagtails.

Population:

UK breeding:

38,000 pairs

Clark's Grebes demonstrating their best

In flight Barn Owl seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffd. (2183)

Albino White-Tailed Deer. Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

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Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

There was just the one walking around and we were lucky to have seen it. Stone Harbor Point NJ.