Bronze-winged Courser

Bronze-winged Courser

Bronze-winged Courser

Image by zimbart
Gorongosa National park. Wouldn't get of the track until we had taken its picture

Eagle Eye

Image by TwelveX
This is a closer crop of the previous eagle picture. Shot at the Woodland Park Zoo, April 3, 2006.

Espiguero bengalí [Lesson's Seedeater] (Sporophila bouvronides) (♀)

Image by barloventomagico
Lugar: Finca La Pomarrosa. Esta especie es un migratorio muy común en Barlovento que súbitamente aparece en Mayo y se queda hasta noviembre o diciembre. Es muy difícil diferenciar en el campo las hembras del género Sporophila. La mejor manera es encontrando a machos y hembras alimentándose juntos, como fue el caso cuando esta foto fue tomada. (P.S. Esta es la primera foto de una hembra de esta especie colocada en Flickr). Place: Finca La Pomarrosa. This species is a migrant very common in Barlovento that suddendly appears in May and stay up to November-December. It is very difficult to differentiate Sporophila females in field; the best way is by finding males and females feeding together, like was the case when this picture was taken. (P.S.: This is the first picture of a female of this species posted in Flickr).

Hazel Grouse

Image by ressaure
that was unexpected. I sat down to rest and this guy started walking up and down a fallen log and then whistled and flew away. I've no damnedest idea why these images turned out as JPG (the ones right before and after these are RAW all right). Also saw a black kite chasing a heron and discovered a mesotrophic bog with large Sphagnum pads (among other interesting Bryophyta goodies) - all within a 15 minute bike ride from my home :) i'm geotagging the picture to the center of Akademgorodok - just in case.

East African Crowned Crane Taking Off

Image by Bill Gracey
This beautiful bird was showing off his flying skills at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Other pictures taken at Safari Park are here. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628351207247/... Like most photographs, it looks best when viewed large. Press "L" to test my theory.

little willies

Image by certified su
Willie Wagtail.....the pair of nesting Rhipidura leucophrys outside one of my bedroom windows have a birth announcement today. All is well. Rick took this shot super quick while the parents were gone shopping. (no, he didn't touch the nest or branch). Its all very exciting to be able to watch them from the window. Breeding season: mainly August to February; can nest all year round Clutch size: 3 Incubation: 14 days Time in nest: 14 days Its hard to believe that in 14 days they will be flying about. Must take a picture from the window everyday. This is what they sound like : www.birdsinbackyards.net/images/audio/rhipidura-leucophry...

Bar-tailed Godwit & friends

Image by markkilner
Reculver, March 2011. View large. See where this picture was taken. [?]

Predator

Image by gainesp2003
Golden eagle with dinner, giving us "the eye." Rocky Mountain Raptor Program. The RMRP is a great place to schedule a photo-shoot to get great pictures and support a great Mission like theirs. Call RMRP at 970-484-7756 to set one up.

Glass Bird

Image by zeevveez
Picture of glass Star of David taken by Hayim Shtayer at Nachlat Binyamin bazzar, Tel Aviv, Israel. Copyright: Hayim Shtayer 2008

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