Birds Of The Indian Subcontinent
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at their most beautiful end of March
a relative of the Grosbeaks
coccothraustes coccothraustes
appelvink
gros-bec casse-noyaux
Kernbeißer
Picogordo Común
Frosone
Bico-grossudo
Nikon Z9
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Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
sometimes called Rufous-backed Shrike
lanius schach
langstaartklauwier
Pie-grièche schach
Schachwürger
Alcaudón Schach
Averla dorsorossiccio
picanço-rabilongo
This true shrike species is not closely related to the Magpie Shrike of Africa ( Urolestes melanoleucus ), which was historically called the ( African ) Long-tailed Shrike.
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during a few weeks I will be less present on Flickr
a relative of the Grosbeaks
coccothraustes coccothraustes
appelvink
gros-bec casse-noyaux
Kernbeißer
Picogordo Común
Frosone
Bico-grossudo
Nikon Z9
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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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Athene noctua
Little Owl
steenuil
Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche
Steinkauz
Mochuelo Europeo
Civetta
Mocho-galego
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Greylag Goose - Anser anser
The ancestor of most domestic geese, the greylag is the largest and bulkiest of the wild geese native to the UK and Europe. In many parts of the UK it has been re-established by releasing birds in suitable areas, but the resulting flocks (often mixed with Canada geese) found around gravel pits, lakes and reservoirs all year round in southern Britain tend to be semi-tame and uninspiring. The native birds and wintering flocks found in Scotland retain the special appeal of truly wild geese.
Greylag geese are listed in Schedule 2 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, meaning they can be killed or taken outside of the close season.
Population:
UK breeding:
46,000 pairs
UK wintering:
140,000 British-breeding birds and 88,000 from Iceland
Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
vuurkopbaardvogel
Barbican à tête rouge
Flammenkopf-Bartvogel
Barbudo Cabecirrojo
Barbetto giallorosso
Barbaças-de-cabeça-vermelha
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in a farmland area a few weeks ago at a large pool
Ardea cinerea
blauwe reiger
héron cendré
Graureiher
Garza Real
Airone cenerino
Garça-real
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a beautiful Winter Visitor, taken 2 days ago
fringilla montifringilla
keep
pinson du nord
Bergfink
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dendrocopos major
grote bonte specht
pic épeiche
Buntspecht
Pico Picapinos
Picchio rosso maggiore
Pica-pau-malhado-grande
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male Great Spotted Woodpecker in a forest 2 days ago
dendrocopos major
grote bonte specht
pic épeiche
Buntspecht
Pico Picapinos
Picchio rosso maggiore
Pica-pau-malhado-grande
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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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adult in a forest a few weeks ago
buteo buteo
buizerd
Buse variable
Mäusebussard
Busardo ratonero
Poiana
Águia-d'asa-redonda
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garrulus glandarius
gaai of Vlaamse gaai
geai des chênes
Eichelhäher
Nikon D850 with Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF + TC 1,4 III
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the mother of 2 male cubs of nearly 2 year in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Especially the bigger of her 2 cubs was quite skittish and stayed in the forest most of the time
Bengal Tiger
Panthera tigris tigris
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Bullfinch - Pyrrhula Pyrrhula (M)
The Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch or bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is a small passerine bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. In Anglophone Europe it is known simply as bullfinch, as it is the original bird to bear the name bullfinch.
The bullfinch is a bulky bull-headed bird. The upper parts are grey; the flight feathers and short thick bill are black; as are the cap and face in adults (they are greyish-brown in juveniles), and the white rump and wing bars are striking in flight. The adult male has red underparts, but females and young birds have grey-buff underparts. It moults between July and October, but males do not have the duller autumn plumage that is typical of some other finches. The song of this unobtrusive bird contains fluted whistles, and is often described as 'mournful'.
This bird breeds across Europe and temperate Asia. It is mainly resident, but many northern birds migrate further south in the winter. Mixed woodland with some conifers is favoured for breeding, including parkland and gardens.
This species does not form large flocks outside the breeding season, and is usually seen as a pair or family group.
The food is mainly seeds and buds of fruit trees, which can make it a pest in orchards: in England for centuries every parish paid a bounty for every bullfinch killed. Ash and hawthorn are favoured in autumn and early winter. If wild bird cover is planted for it, kale, quinoa and millet are preferred, next to tall hedges or woodland.
Population:
UK breeding:
190,000
Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia
Spoonbills are tall white waterbirds with long spatulate black bills and long black legs. In flight they fly with necks and legs extended, in the water they feed with elegant sideward sweeps of their bill. In the breeding season adults show some yellow on their breast and bill tip. The species is of European conservation concern and a very rare breeding bird in the UK. They are listed are listed on Schedule 1 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act. Most birds migrate south in the winter, but numerous individuals remain and winter in Western Europe.
Although they bred in East Anglia during Medieval times, spoonbills had not bred in Britain for over 300 years until 2010, when a small colony was discovered on the north Norfolk coast.
This was the first time that I saw a hummingbird at the Diascia flowers and was only able to get this one shot before it flew off.
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this warbler species is also known as Eurasian Blackcap
zwartkop
sylvia atricapilla`
fauvette à tête noire
Mönchsgrasmücke
Nikon Z7 with Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF and TC14E III
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although I saw hippos every day during the Kafue trip last November I did not get great shots. Some of the encounters in the rather shallow water of the Kafue River were so close that taking an image was not a priority ...
This image was taken in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa a few months earlier
hippopotamus amphibius
nijlpaard
hippopotame
Nilpferd oder Flusspferd
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The moment when the Osprey with a fish takes off from the water surface.
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Tufted Titmouse.
Sparrow-sized at 6 inches. Gray above and whitish below, with rust colored sides and a conspicuous gray crest. The "Black-crested Titmouse", a species found in southwestern Oklahoma and Texas is similar but has a black crest.
Their habitat includes swampy or moist woodlands, and shade trees in villages and city parks. In winter, at feeders.
They range from eastern Nebraska, southern Michigan, and Maine south to Texas, the Gulf Coast and central Florida.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
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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A large, big-headed diving duck with a gently sloping forehead and a stout neck. They are gregarious during the nonbreeding season, forming large single-species rafts or mixing with Redheads and scaups. It dives underwater to feed on plant tubers, seeds, and clams.
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1/3200 F5.6 ISO 450
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12
Eastern Chipmunk.
Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.
The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.
They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
near Ndutu in the southeast of the Serengeti, Tanzania
the Topi (damaliscus lunatus jimela ) is an antelope species found in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda.
It is vey closely related to the Tsessebe (damaliscus lunatus lunatus) found in Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Both are also related to the Wildebeest / Gnu and to the Hartebeest
damaliscus lunatus jimela
lierantilope
Leierantilope
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Bandit and I went for a walk in the brief snow that we had here. He spotted the Red Fox for me. It's harder than one thinks to shoot while the snow is coming down. The camera wants to focus on the flakes. I managed to get a few pics of her. Bucks County PA.
Kingfisher - Alcedo Atthis
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The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.
The female is identical in appearance to the male except that her lower mandible is orange-red with a black tip. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but with duller and greener upperparts and paler underparts. Its bill is black, and the legs are also initially black. Feathers are moulted gradually between July and November with the main flight feathers taking 90–100 days to moult and regrow. Some that moult late may suspend their moult during cold winter weather.
The flight of the kingfisher is fast, direct and usually low over water. The short rounded wings whirr rapidly, and a bird flying away shows an electric-blue "flash" down its back.
The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa, mainly south of 60°N. It is a common breeding species over much of its vast Eurasian range, but in North Africa it is mainly a winter visitor, although it is a scarce breeding resident in coastal Morocco and Tunisia. In temperate regions, this kingfisher inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. In winter it is more coastal, often feeding in estuaries or harbours and along rocky seashores. Tropical populations are found by slow-flowing rivers, in mangrove creeks and in swamps.
Like all kingfishers, the common kingfisher is highly territorial; since it must eat around 60% of its body weight each day, it is essential to have control of a suitable stretch of river. It is solitary for most of the year, roosting alone in heavy cover. If another kingfisher enters its territory, both birds display from perches, and fights may occur, in which a bird will grab the other's beak and try to hold it under water. Pairs form in the autumn but each bird retains a separate territory, generally at least 1 km (0.62 mi) long, but up to 3.5 km (2.2 mi) and territories are not merged until the spring.
Very few birds live longer than one breeding season. The oldest bird on record was 21 years.
They are also listed as a Schedule 1 species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act offering them additional protection.
Population:
UK breeding:
3,800-6,400 pairs