Dendrocopos major – Piciformes – Picidae – Remarkable facts: This bird is zygdactylous: it has 2 toes turned toward the front and the 2 others toward the back, just as all parrots. Its tong is long, viscous and has many corpuscles and the end is flat and sharp with many small hooks; the bird can […]
Tag: France
European Greenfinch VS Sparrowhawk
Passeriformes – Fringillidae – For a few days I have observed, from the corner of my eye a fairly large bird flying swiftly over and around my tent and above the feeding table making the passerine birds quite nervous. Until today I hadn’t been able to see what it was, but this morning, it settled […]
Great Spotted Woodpecker male
Dendrocopos major – Piciformes – Picidae -Remarkable facts: This bird is zygdactylous: it has 2 toes turned toward the front and the 2 others toward the back, just as all parrots.Its tong is long, viscous and has many corpuscles and the end is flat and sharp with many small hooks; the bird can project it […]
Dragonflies: Emergence
Odonata – Gomphus pulchellus – Je vous propose quelques photos de 2 émergences déjà publiées sur Libellules de France et sur Aeshnature.Mauvais temps en ce 8 mai 2012; il pleut même, mais un nouveau tour à une de mes mares favorites me permet de découvrir cette larvede Gomphe gentil tout juste installée et encore bien […]
Bramblings
Fringilla montifringilla Passeriformes – Fringillidae Pinsons du nordComme ils migrent et que peu viennent chez moi, je les prends en photo dès que l’occasion se présente. Si les dames ont été prises dans mon jardin, il m’a fallu trouver ce mâle ailleurs! Since this beautiful species migrate and do not occur much in my garden, […]
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo – Accipitridae – Accipitriformes – Buse variable I am wondering if the underparts’ white patches remain the same after each moult or does the pattern change somewhat? I have realised that the converter slows down somewhat the focusing speed, but I am quite happy to have succeed to achieve a decent pic here:
The Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea – Passeriformes – Sittidae – Sittelle torchepot – Prise sur le fait! – Caught in the act!