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Saturday 23 November 2013
LITTLE OWL Athene noctua Ria Formosa, Natural Park, Tavira, Portugal
Friday 22 November 2013
PEREZ'S FROG Pelophylax perezi El Acebuche, Nature Reserve, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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April 2011,
Canon 7D,
El Acebuche,
frog,
Huelva,
Nature Reserve,
Pelophylax perezi,
Spain
PEREZ'S FROG TADPOLE Pelophylax perezi El Acebuche, Nature Reserve, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Labels:
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April 2011,
Canon 7D,
El Acebuche,
Huelva,
Nature Reserve,
Pelophylax perezi,
Spain,
tadpole
Sunday 17 November 2013
MATALASCANAS LIGHTHOUSE Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Saturday 16 November 2013
WESTERN SUBAPLINE WARBLER Sylvia inornata ssp. S. i. iberiae Matalascañas, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Tuesday 12 November 2013
LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta) Broadmeadow Estuary, Kilcrea, Swords, Fingal, Co.Dublin, Ireland
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Click here to see distribution map and to hear calls The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a small member of the heron family Ardeidae which includes Bitterns, Egrets and Herons. It is found in the temperate parts of Eurasia and Africa as well as Australia and New Zealand. Over the last 60 years or so this species has greatly expanded its range including recolonising its former breeding areas in Northern Europe, as well as Ireland. It first bred in the Caribbean in the mid 1990’s and is increasingly being recorded along the North American eastern seaboard. |
Monday 11 November 2013
EUROPEAN HERRING GULL (Larus argentatus subspecies L. a. argenteus) at Keenleen, South Harbour, Cape Clear Island, Baltimore, Co.Cork, Ireland
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Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls The European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) is of the family Laridae which is in the genus Larus. There are several subspecies recognised including the Western European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus argenteus) which is resident in Ireland, Britain and the Near Continent. |
Sunday 10 November 2013
EUROPEAN NIGHTJAR (Caprimulgus europaeus) Old Sanatorium, Sigri, Lesvos Island, Greece
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Tuesday 5 November 2013
EGYPTIAN LOCUST or EGYPTIAN GRASSHOPPER (Anacridium aegyptum) Achladeri Pinewoods, Lesvos Island, Greece
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click external link here for detailed species information The Egyptian Locust or Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium) is of the family Acrididae which is in the genus Anacridium. In Europe, it mainly occurs in countries that boarder the Mediterranean Basin. It
is also found in North Africa as well as Southwestern Asia. After
hatching from an egg, an immature locust (called a nymph) goes through
five moult stages known as instars and then becomes an adult. Unlike some other types of locust, this species poses no treat to agriculture. This is Europe's largest grasshopper with some females reaching up to 70mm in length and it overwinters as an adult.
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BLACK WINGED STILT [Male] (Himantopus himantopus) Kalloni Salt Pans, Lesvos Island, Greece
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The Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is one of three species of stilt, the others two are Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) and Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus). It is resident in Africa and also breeds across the temperate parts of Europe and Central Asia where it is a summer resident that migrates south for the winter to sub Saharan Africa, the Indian sub-continent and South East Asia. Within the warmer parts of this range, there is a sedentary population. In addition, there are also four subspecies or races recognised, which some authorities consider to be full species,
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