BIRDWALKERMONDAY WILDLIFE BLOG

This Blog contains Wildlife, Plants and Bird Photos from Walks, Safaris, Birding Trips and Vacations. Most of the pictures have been taken with my Nikon P900 and P950X cameras. Just click on any image for a larger picture. On the right column under the Blog Archive are the entries by date. Below that under Animal categories all the diffent species of Animals, Birds, Insects and Plants contained in the website are listed. Clicking on any entry will show all the entries for that species.

Wednesday, 31 March 1999

1-4-1999 IGUAZU, ARGENTINA - PINK BANDED SISTER BUTTERFLY (Adelpha-lycorias)

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Adelpha lycorias, the pink-banded sister, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Adelpha lycorias has a wingspan reaching abou...

1-4-1999 IGUAZU, ARGENTINA - BLOND CRESTED WOODPECKER (Celeus flavescens)

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The blond-crested woodpecker (Celeus flavescens) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in ...

1-4-1999 IGUAZU, ARGENTINA - BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY (Morpho achilles)

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Morpho achilles, the Achilles morpho, blue-banded morpho, or banded blue morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly. The genus name Morpho comes fro...

1-4-1999 IGUAZU, ARGENTINA - RHINOCEROUS BEETLE (Enema pan)

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Dynastinae beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) are important due to their role in recycling plant material and promoting nutrient turnover...

1-4-1999 IGUAZU, ARGENTINA - SWALLOW TAILED MANAKIN (MALE) (Chiroxiphia caudata)

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The blue manakin or swallow-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata) is a small species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found mainly in th...
Sunday, 10 August 1997

10-8-1997 SAN FRANCISCO - CALIFORNIA SEALION (Zalophus californianus)

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Being sexually dimorphic, California sea lions differ in size, shape, and coloration between the sexes. Males can grow up to 2.5–2.7 m (8.2–...
Thursday, 10 November 1994

10-11-1994 NOISE-BE, MADAGASCAR - BLACK LEMUR (Eulemur macaco)

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The black lemur (Eulemur macaco) is a species of lemur from the family Lemuridae. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar. Original...

10-11-1994 NOISE-BE, MADAGASCAR - BLACK LEMUR (Eulemur macaco)

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The black lemur (Eulemur macaco) is a species of lemur from the family Lemuridae. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar. Originally,...
Saturday, 5 November 1994

5-11-1994 KANDY, SRI LANKA - SRI LANKAN ELEPHANT (Elephas maximus ssp. maximus)

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The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living Elephas species. It is the largest living land ...
Monday, 8 August 1994

8-8-1994 JAIPUR, INDIA - NORTHERN PLAINS GREY LANGUR (Semnopithecus entellus)

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The northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus), also known as the sacred langur, Bengal sacred langur and Hanuman langur, is a spe...
Wednesday, 17 November 1993

17-11-1993 TSAVO NAT PARK, KENYA - SAVANNAH ELEPHANT (Loxodonta Africana)

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The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is a species of elephant native to sub-Saharan A...

17-11-1993 TSAVO NAT PARK, KENYA - AFRICAN SAVANNAH ELEPHANT

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The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) is one of two living African elephant species. It is the largest living terrestrial animal an...

17-11-1993 TSAVO NAT PARK, KENYA - BEISA ORYX (Oryx beisa. sspbeisa)

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The East African oryx (Oryx beisa), also known as the beisa, is a species of medium-sized antelope from East Africa. It has two subspecie...

17-11-1993 TSAVO NAT PARK, KENYA - COMMON IMPALA (FEMALE) (Aepyceros melampus ssp. melampus)

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The impala or rooibok (Aepyceros melampus, lit. 'black-footed high-horn' in Ancient Greek) is a medium-sized antelope found in easte...

17-11-1993 SERENGETI NAT PARK, KENYA - NUBIAN WOODPECKER (Campethera nubica)

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The Nubian woodpecker (Campethera nubica) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is distributed widely in Central and Eastern Africa...
Tuesday, 16 November 1993

16-11-1993 SAMBURU, KENYA - GREEN WOOD HOOPOE (Phoeniculus purpureus)

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The green wood hoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus, is a striking bird native to the African continent. It is a large species, reaching up to 44 c...

16-11-1993 SAMBURU, KENYA - SOMALI FISCAL SHRIKE (Lanius somalicus)

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The Somali fiscal (Lanius somalicus) is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. Other common names include the Karoli fiscal, the Somali f...

16-11-1993 SAMBURU NAT PARK, KENYA - DROMEDARY CAMEL (Camelus dromedarius)

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The dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), also known as the dromedary camel, Arabian camel and one-humped camel, is a large camel of the genus Ca...
Monday, 15 November 1993

15-11-1993 AMBOSELI, KENYA - SOUTHERN LION (MALE) (Panthera leo ssp. melanochaita)

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Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct ...

15-11-1993 MASAI MARA, KENYA - COMMON WARTHOG (Phacochoerus Africus)

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The common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) is a wild member of the pig family (Suidae) found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Sah...

15-11-1993 AMBOSELI, KENYA - EASTERN BLACK RHINOCEROS (Diceros bicornis ssp. michaeli)

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The eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli), also known as the East African black rhinoceros, is a subspecies of the black rhin...

15-8-1993 SERENGETTI, KENYA - RUPPELL'S STARLING (Lamprotornis purpuroptera)

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Rüppell's starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera), also known as Rueppell's glossy-starling or Rueppell's long-tailed starling, is ...

15-11-1993 MASAI MARA, KENYA - AFRICAN BUFFALO (Syncerus caffer)

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The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large sub-Saharan African bovine. There are five subspecies that are recognized as being val...

15-11-1993 AMBOSELI, KENYA - SOUTHERN LION (MALE) (Panthera leo ssp. melanochaita)

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Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct ...

15-11-1993 AMBOSELI, KENYA - THOMSON'S GAZELLE (Eudorcas thomsonii)

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Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is one of the best known species of gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and is so...
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