COMMON REDSHANK (Tringa totanus) Rogerstown Estuary, Rush, Co.Dublin, Ireland

 

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The Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) is of the family Scolopacidae which is in the genus Tringa.

CLOUDED YELLOW BUTTERFLY (Colias croceus) Palacio del Acebrón, Huelva, Spain

 

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BERGER'S CLOUDED YELLOW BUTTERFLY (Colias alfacariensis) Picos de Europa, Fuente De, Spain

 

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MIGRANT HAWKER DRAGONFLY (Aeshna mixta) Hutchinson's Strand Road, Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co Dublin, Ireland

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RUDDY TURNSTONE (Arenaria interpres) x 2 and COMMON REDSHANK (Tringa totanus) scavenging on a fish carcass, Loughshinny Harbour, Loughshinny, Fingal, Co.Dublin, Ireland

 

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The Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is of the family Scolopacidae  which is in the genus Arenaria.

The Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) is of the family Scolopacidae  which is in the genus Tringa.

EURASIAN TEAL (Anas crecca) Rogerstown Estuary; Rush; Co. Dublin, Ireland

 

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EURASIAN TEAL Anas crecca Rogerstown Estuary; Rush; Co. Dublin, Ireland

 

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LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta Cruisetown Strand, Lurganboy, Co. Louth, Ireland

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EUROPEAN GOLDEN PLOVER (Pluvialis apricaria) Cruisetown Strand, Lurganboy, Co. Louth, Ireland

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NEW HOLLAND HONEYEATER (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) The Gap, Sydney Harbour National Park, Watsons Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia

 

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The New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) is of the family Meliphagidae which is in the genus Phylidonyris. It is endemic to Australia and occurs in a band that extends across the southern coast.

This species obtains its carbohydrate requirements by feeding on nectar from a wide variety of flowers as well as flowering shrubs and is the primary pollinator of some of these plants. In addition it preys upon insects and spiders to provide its proteins needs. 

 

Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds