This Blog contains Wildlife and Bird Photos from Walks, Safaris, Birding Trips and Vacations. Most of the pictures have been taken with my Nikon P900 and P950X cameras. On the right of the page are labels for each species of Bird/Animal etc. Click on a label to show all of the photos taken for that species. Information for each species is from Wikipedia. Just click on any image for a large picture.
Thursday, 30 July 2015
30-7-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - ANTLION (Neuroleon nemausiensis)
Wednesday, 22 July 2015
Monday, 20 July 2015
20-7-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - PINE CHAFER (Polyphylla fullo)
Friday, 17 July 2015
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
18-4-2015 GALILLEE, ISRAEL - DOMESTIC MUSCOVY DUCK (Cairina moschata var. domestica)
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Sunday, 12 July 2015
Friday, 10 July 2015
10-7-2015 VILLALONGA RIO SERPIS, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (Gallinula chloropus)
Monday, 6 July 2015
6-7-2015 RIO SERPIS, VILLALONGA, VALENCIA - BROAD SCARLET DRAGONFLY (Crocothemis erythraea)
Sunday, 5 July 2015
5-7-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HOUSE SPARROW (FEMALE) (Passer domesticus)
Saturday, 4 July 2015
4-7-2015 GANDIA, VALENCIA - SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa striata)
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
2001 AUSTRALIA - SPLENDID FAIRY WREN (Malurus splendens)
The splendid fairywren (Malurus splendens) is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is also known simply as the splendid wren or more colloquially in Western Australia as the blue wren. The splendid fairywren is found across much of the Australian continent from central-western New South Wales and southwestern Queensland over to coastal Western Australia. It inhabits predominantly arid and semi-arid regions. Exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism, the male in breeding plumage is a small, long-tailed bird of predominantly bright blue and black colouration. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles are predominantly grey-brown in colour; this gave the early impression that males were polygamous as all dull-coloured birds were taken for females. It comprises several similar all-blue and black subspecies that were originally considered separate species.
Like other fairywrens, the splendid fairywren is notable for several peculiar behavioural characteristics; the birds are socially monogamous and sexually promiscuous, meaning that although they form pairs between one male and one female, each partner will mate with other individuals and even assist in raising the young from such trysts. Male wrens pluck pink or purple petals and display them to females as part of a courtship display.
The habitat of the splendid fairywren ranges from forest to dry scrub, generally with ample vegetation for shelter. Unlike the eastern superb fairywren, it has not adapted well to human occupation of the landscape and has disappeared from some urbanised areas. The splendid fairywren mainly eats insects and supplements its diet with seeds.