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Friday 2 August 2013
IBERIAN WALL LIZARD (Podarcis hispanica) Parque Natural, Collados del Asón, Cantabria, 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  Year round resident Breeding Non breeding-winter |
Wednesday 31 July 2013
FOUR SPOTTED CHASER DRAGONFLY Libellula quadrimaculata Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Nature Reserve, Lullymore West, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland,
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Tuesday 30 July 2013
Sunday 28 July 2013
ICTERINE WARBLER Hippolais icterina Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, 225063, Belarus
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Saturday 27 July 2013
BRAMBLING (Fringilla montifringilla) male June 2009, Neljän Tuulen Tupa, Kaamasentie 3831 - KaamanenInari, Inari, Finland
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Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls The Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) is a member of the finch family Fringillidae which is in the genus Fringilla. It breeds in the northern birch and coniferous forests of Scandinavia and Russia. With the onset of colder weather, this migratory species moves south to winter in western and southern Europe, North Africa, the northern part of the Indian sub continent, China, and Japan. During migration, it regularly occurs in Alaska and as far south as the western United States. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
Thursday 25 July 2013
"YELLOW SPOTTED" MILLIPEDE Melaphe vestita thracia Skala Kallonis, Lesvos Island, Greece
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Tuesday 23 July 2013
Monday 22 July 2013
Saturday 20 July 2013
Friday 19 July 2013
Thursday 18 July 2013
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Monday 15 July 2013
GULL BILLED TERN Gelochelidon nilotica Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, Reserva Natural, Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, Spain
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GULL BILLED TERN Gelochelidon nilotica Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, Reserva Natural, Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, Spain
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Sunday 14 July 2013
LESVOS BUSH CRICKET (Female) (Poecilimon mytelensis) Skala Kallonis, Lesvos Island, Greece
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Friday 12 July 2013
Wednesday 10 July 2013
BROWN RAT Rattus norvegicus Cape Clear Island, Baltimore, Co.Cork, Ireland
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BALKAN POND TURTLE (Mauremys caspica subspecies M. c .rivulata ) Almyropotamos River, Polichnitos, Lesvos Island, Greece
The Balkan Pond Turtle
(Mauremys caspica rivulata) or Western
Caspian Turtle is of the family Geoemydidae which is in the genus Mauremys.
It is native to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon,
Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Syria and Turkey. This taxon is widely
treated as a subspecies of Caspian Turtle (Mauremys caspica) but has
most recently been considered a full species by some authorities.
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Monday 8 July 2013
Sunday 7 July 2013
WILLOW WARBLER (Phylloscopus trochilus) The Bailey, Howth, Fingal, Co Dublin, Ireland
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The Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) is of the family Phylloscopidae which is in the genus Phylloscopus.
This insectivorous leaf warbler is a common and widespread summer
resident from mid April to late September which breeds throughout the northern and temperate regions of
Eurasia. It is strongly migratory, with almost all of the population
wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a bird of open woodlands with a preference
for habitats that include birch,
alder and willow trees as well as ground cover for nesting. |
WILLOW WARBLER (Phylloscopus trochilus) The Bailey, Howth, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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The Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) is of the family Phylloscopidae which is in the genus Phylloscopus.
This insectivorous leaf warbler is a common and widespread summer
resident from mid April to late September which breeds throughout the northern and temperate regions of
Eurasia. It is strongly migratory, with almost all of the population
wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a bird of open woodlands with a preference
for habitats that include birch,
alder and willow trees as well as ground cover for nesting. |
WILLOW WARBLER (Phylloscopus trochilus) Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co Dublin, Ireland
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The Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) is of the family Phylloscopidae which is in the genus Phylloscopus.
This insectivorous leaf warbler is a common and widespread summer
resident from mid April to late September which breeds throughout the northern and temperate regions of
Eurasia. It is strongly migratory, with almost all of the population
wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a bird of open woodlands with a preference
for habitats that include birch,
alder and willow trees as well as ground cover for nesting. |
Saturday 6 July 2013
OCELLATED LIZARD Timon lepidus Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
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Friday 5 July 2013
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Tuesday 2 July 2013
VIVIPAROUS LIZARD or COMMON LIZARD (Zootoca vivipara) Dluga Luka Boardwalk, Biebrza National Park, Goniądz, Poland
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| CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click external link here for detailed species information The Viviparous Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) or Common Lizard is of the family Lacertidae which is in the genus Zootoca.
This viviparous reptile gives birth to live young, which is an
adaptation that enables it to breed in colder regions where it
hibernates for the winter. In the warmer parts of its range, it is oviparous or egg laying like other species of lizards and is active year round. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds Distribution map of Viviparous Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)  |
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