The Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous) is a medium-sized plover that can be found inland on open, grassy settings. North America’s most common shore-bird, the Killdeer is seen more in suburban settings than on the shore.
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To Get to the Other Side…
A Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalus) crosses the Savute Channel, in no small hurry, to get to the safety of the other side. Savute Channel, Linyanti Reserve, Botswana. With DumaTau Camp. Nikon D3s. Nikon 200-400 mm. ISO 800 f4.8 @ 1/2000 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari
Stjärtmes
Idag presenterar jag stjärtmesen med sina små pepparkornsögon och långa stjärt, egeninspelat läte samt några bilder. Stjärtmes-taberg – kontakt-lätet, egen inspelning.
Chimachima (Yellow-headed caracara)
El Viernes pasado me fui al aeropuerto después de mucho tiempo, hacÃa bastante que no fotografiaba pájaros de aluminio pero como no puedo con mi genio le dediqué unos clicks a los pájaros de verdad, se estaban realizando las tareas previas para el festival aéreo de este fin de semana y una máquina estaba rompiendo […]
Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis)
It is always a sign of summer coming when the Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) start setting up their territories and making the normally quiet reed banks come alive with their noisy, grating song. While they will sing at any time of day, the dawn chorus is very special. At Oe reclaimed land area there […]
Ringmärkning
Igår ringmärkning av 4 st kattuggleungar.
Part Seventeen ‘A Bestiary’ ~ Northern Flicker
A Northern Flicker lands on a Viburnum branch and upsets a Cedar Waxwing . . . more about all of the fuss in my seventeenth installment of ‘A Bestiary . . . Tales from a Wildlife Garden’ over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens. It is not the most graceful of landings but not bad […]
The Little Bustard
Tetrax tetrax – Otidiformes – Otididae – It is the only species of this Tetrax genera and is very endangered on french territory. Also in decline in Spain although still in larger numbers, it lives in dry opened areas. The male does somewhat of a “flamenco dance” on a specific spot about 30 cm wide […]