Phylloscopus collybita – Passeriformes – Phylloscopidae – This bird feeds on insects and their larvae and will also eat fruits. The poor fellow is prey to the Sparrowhawk! This one is a female: Ilse nourrit d’insectes et de leurs larves qu’il fait tomber des branchages, ainsi que de fruits et serait une proie de choix […]
Tag: France
the Red kite’s royal dance
Accipitriformes – Accipitridae – He is so far (about 65 to 70 meters from me) that for a split second I wondered if my eyes were seeing a raptor!With the 500 mm lens I had my confirmation but before taking the first shots, I quickly add the 1/4 convert to reach a focal length of […]
Great Spotted Woodpecker
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 […]
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, […]