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.

Monday, 21 January 2019

16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - ABDIM'S STORK (Ciconia abdimii)

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16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - MARABOU STORK (Leptoptilos crumenifer)

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The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds ...

16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - COYPU (Myocastor coypus)

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The nutria (/ˈnjuːtriə/) or coypu (/ˈkɔɪpuː/) (Myocastor coypus) is a herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent from South America. Classified for ...

21-1-2019 TORMOS, ALICANTE - SLENDER SOWTHISTLE (Sonchus tenerrimus)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/79157-Sonchus-tenerrimus

21-1-2019 TORMOS, ALICANTE - ALMOND BLOSSOM (Prunus dulcis)

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The almond (Prunus amygdalus, syn. Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb, nom. illeg. non Prunus dulcis Rouchy) is a species of tree from the ge...

21-1-2019 TORMOS, ALICANTE - PLANTAIN FAMILY (Antirrhinum controversum)

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Antirrhinum controversum is a species of perennial flowering plant in the genus Antirrhinum (common snapdragons) in the family Plantagina...

21-1-2019 TORMOS, ALICANTE - BATH WHITE BUTTERFLY (Pontia daplidice)

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Sunday, 20 January 2019

16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - WHITE HEADED VULTURE (Trigonoceps occipitalis)

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The White-headed Vulture, Trigonoceps occipitalis, presents a striking figure in the African skies. This medium-sized vulture, measuring ...

16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - WHITE BACKED VULTURE (Gyps africanus)

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White-backed vultures are obligate scavengers with a high level of specialization on carrion. Their primary food sources are the carcasse...

16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - GREY CROWNED CRANE (Balearica regulorum)

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16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - AFRICAN FISH EAGLE (Haliaeetus vocifer)

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True to the first part of its name, the African Fish-eagle is distributed far and wide throughout Africa, the world’s second largest cont...

16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - CAPE PORCUPINE (Hystrix africaeaustralis)

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The Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis) grows up to a meter long and 20kg in weight. This is the world’s largest porcupine – and ...

16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - EURASIAN BLACKBIRD (MALE) (Turdus merula)

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16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - RED CRESTED POCHARD (MALE) (Netta rufina)

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The Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina, is a striking large diving duck. Its name is drawn from the Greek word for duck, 'Netta', ...

16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - KNOB BILLED DUCK (Sarkidiornis melanotos)

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The knob-billed duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos ), or African comb duck, is a duck found in tropical wetlands in Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagas...

16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - WESTERN CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis ssp. ibis)

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The Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron named for its association with cattle. It is the only member of the mo...

16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - DAMA GAZELLE (Nanger dama)

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20-1-2019 ADOR CAMPO, VALENCIA - LITTLE OWL (Athene noctua)

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This owl usually perches in an elevated position ready to swoop down on any small creature it notices. It feeds on prey such as insects and...

20-1-2019 ADOR CAMPO, VALENCIA - COMMON CHAFFINCH (MALE) (Fringilla coelebs)

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The Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) is a common and widespread small passerine bird in the finch family. The English name of this sp...
Saturday, 19 January 2019

16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - SPECKLED PIGEON (Columba guinea)

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16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - SUPERB STARLING (Lamprotornis superbus)

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16-1-2019 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - CAPE TEAL (Anas capensis)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_teal
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