World-wide, there are nine
species of Stone Curlew (also known as Thick-knee or Dikkop). They are found in
both tropical and temperate regions. On the Iberian Peninsula, the Eurasian
Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) is sedentary but in the rest of
Europe it is mainly a summer resident which winters in North Africa. The endemic
subspecies Burhinus oedicnemus insularum
occurs on the Canary Islands and its cryptic coloration help it blend in very
well with the semi desert type habitat on Fuerteventura.
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Showing posts with label España. Show all posts
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Wednesday 21 January 2015
SPECTACLED WARBLER (Male) Sylvia conspicillata Ssp S. c. orbitalis Tindaya, Fuerteventura, The Canary Islands, Spain
The Spectacled Warbler occurs mainly in the Western Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and Cyprus. The endemic subspecies Sylvia conspicillata orbitalis is resident on most of the scattered group of islands in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, known as the Macaronesia Islands. Within this group, it does not occur on the Azores but is commonly found on the Canary Islands. Because of the arid semi desert type habitat on Fuerteventura Island it has a very local distribution. This species along with the Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala leucogastra) are the only warblers breeding on Fuerteventura. Like most Sylvia warblers it is skulking by nature and can be very un-obliging when it comes to having its photograph taken.
Friday 16 January 2015
EMPEROR DRAGONFLY (Anax imperator) male, Las Penitas, Barranco de las Penitas, Fuerteventura, The Canary Islands, Spain
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Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) or Blue Emperor Dragonfly is of the family Aeshnidae which is in the genus Anax. This large and powerful species is a voracious predator of other flying insects. Prey items including medium sized dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies and other flying invertebrates are captured on the wing but it tends to avoid predating
bees, wasps and hard shelled flying insects such as beetles. Probably as a
result of climate change, in the last 20 years or so it has greatly
expanded its range north ward. Now relatively common throughout the
Western Palearctic, excluding Iceland and the vast majority of
Scandinavia. In the Eastern Atlantic it occurs on all the Macaronesian
Islands including Fuerteventura where it is encountered in lush valleys
and gardens. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds
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Friday 9 January 2015
SARDINIAN WARBLER [Female] (Sylvia melanocephala leucogastra) Las Penitas, Barranco de las Penitas, Fuerteventura, The Canary Islands, Spain
Sunday 4 January 2015
SARDINIAN WARBLER (Male) Sylvia melanocephala ssp. S. m. leucogastra Las Penitas, Fuerteventura, The Canary Islands, Spain
The Sardinian Warbler found on the Canary Islands is classified as a separate subspecies (Sylvia melanocephala leucogastra). It is shorter winged and has a thicker bill when compared to its mainland European counterpart. At times, it can be quite skulking as was the case here. As it hid in a Shrubby Launaea bush, it tried its best not to be photographed.
Thursday 1 January 2015
COMMON RAVEN Corvus corax ssp C. c. canariensis Fuerteventura, The Canary Islands, Spain
Friday 2 August 2013
IBERIAN WALL LIZARD (Podarcis hispanica) Parque Natural, Collados del Asón, Cantabria, Spain
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Labels:
Canon 7D,
Cantabria,
Collados del Asón,
España,
lizard,
Parque Natural,
Podarcis hispanica,
reptile,
September,
Spain
YELLOW LEGGED GULL (Larus michahellis subspecies L. m. atlantis) adult at Los Barrios Dump, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
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Click external link here for detailed species information Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls There are two subspecies recognised:
Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds Yellow Legged Gull (Larus michahellis) distribution map |
Monday 15 July 2013
Wednesday 19 June 2013
RED VEINED DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum fonscolombii Laguna Fuentes de Nava, Palencia, Spain
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Friday 26 April 2013
BOOTED EAGLE (Pale phase) Aquila pennata El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Labels:
Almonte,
April,
Aquila pennata,
Aves de España,
bird of prey,
Birds of Europe,
Birds of Spain,
Canon 7D,
El Rocio,
España,
Huelva,
pale phase,
Spain
Monday 22 April 2013
Saturday 20 April 2013
Thursday 18 April 2013
COMMON GREENSHANK (Tringa nebularia) El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain
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The Common Greenshank
(Tringa
nebularia) is a medium sized sandpiper of the family Scolopacidae which is in the genus Tringa. The breeding range of this wader or shorebird
extends from northern Scotland eastwards across northern Europe and Asia. This migratory
species winters in sub Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Australasia. In
addition, small numbers overwinter along the coasts of northwest Africa and northwest Europe including Britain and Ireland. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) distribution map Breeding Passage Non-breeding-winter Vagrant SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
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