Saturday, 11 May 2019

11-5-2019 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - ONION SUBFAMILY (Genus Nothoscordum)

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Nothoscordum is a genus of New World plants in the onion tribe within the Amaryllis family. It is probably paraphyletic. The genus is nat...

21-4-2018 OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA - AFRICAN LEOPARD (FEMALE)

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The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the nominate subspecies of the leopard, native to many countries in Africa. It is widely ...

10-5-2019 MARXUQUERA, VALENCIA - HOUSE SPARROW (MALE) (Passer domesticus)

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18-4-2018 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA - LESSER KESTREL (FEMALE) (Falco naumanni)

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Friday, 10 May 2019

10-5-2019 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HOUSE SPARROW (MALE) (Passer domesticus)

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The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a member of the sparrow family Passeridae. This small bird typically measures around 16 cm (6.3 ...

10-5-2019 GANDIA, VALENCIA - BEAR'S BREECHES (Acanthus mollis)

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Acanthus mollis, commonly known as bear's breeches, sea dock, bear's foot plant, sea holly, gator plant or oyster plant, is a spe...

9-5-2019 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SMALL DUSTY WAVE MOTH (Idaea seriata)

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The small dusty wave (Idaea seriata) is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. It is found th...

8-5-2019 OLIVA MARJAL, VALENCIA - LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta)

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8-5-2019 OLIVA MARJAL, VALENCIA - COMMON SLIDER TERRAPIN (Trachemys scripta)

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Common slider terrapins, particularly the red-eared slider, are omnivorous, semi-aquatic turtles that can live for 20-30 years and reach ...

8-5-2019 OLIVA MARJAL, VALENCIA - MALLARD (FEMALE) (Anas platyrhynchos)

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The Mallard, or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos), is a familiar and widespread dabbling duck with a presence across temperate and subtropical...

8-5-2019 OLIVA MARJAL, VALENCIA - MALLARD (MALE) (Anas platyrhynchos)

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Thursday, 9 May 2019

9-5-2019 OLIVA CAMPO, VALENCIA - SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa striata)

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9-5-2019 OLIVA CAMPO, VALENCIA - FIELD BINDWEED (Convolvulus arvensis)

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Convolvulus arvensis, or field bindweed, is a species of bindweed in the Convolvulaceae native to Europe and Asia. It is a rhizomatous and ...

9-5-2019 OLIVA CAMPO, VALENCIA - CHINABERRY (Melia azedarach)

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Melia azedarach, commonly known as the chinaberry tree, pride of India, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian l...

22-4-2018 OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA - VOMITDAISIES (Genus Geigeria)

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Geigeria is a genus of African flowering plants in the daisy family. Species Geigeria acaulis Geigeria acicularis Geigeria affinis Geiger...
Wednesday, 8 May 2019

4-4-2018 PHINDA GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - BRONZE MANNIKIN (Spermestes cucullatus)

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                    The Bronze Mannikin, or Bronze Munia (Spermestes cucullata), presents itself as a diminutive passerine, a member of the ...

8-5-2019 OLIVA MARJAL, VALENCIA - MALLARD (JUVENILE) (Anas platyrhynchos)

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Mallard ducklings are "precocial," meaning they can walk, swim, and find their own food shortly after hatching, though the mother...

8-5-2019 OLIVA MARJAL, VALENCIA - MALLARD (FEMALE AND YOUNG) (Anas platyrhynchos)

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Female mallards, or hens, have mottled brown and buff plumage for camouflage and build their ground nests near water. They are respo...
Tuesday, 7 May 2019

21-4-2018 OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA - SOUTHERN STEENBOK (Raphicerus campestris ssp. campestris)

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The steenbok /ˈsteɪnbɒk, ˈstiːn-/[a] (Raphicerus campestris) is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It is sometimes kno...

21-4-2018 OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA - RED BILLED SPURFOWL (Pternistis adspersus)

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The Red-billed Spurfowl, or Pternistis adspersus, presents a striking figure with its barred underparts and a distinctive yellow eye-ring. ...
Monday, 6 May 2019

7-4-2018 THORNYBUSH LODGE, SOUTH AFRICA - NATAL FRANCOLIN (Pternistis natalensis)

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The Natal spurfowl, also known as the Natal francolin, is a bird belonging to the family Phasianidae. It is a creature of considerable cha...

4-4-2018 PHINDA GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - JACOBIN CUCKOO (Clamator jacobinus)

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The Jacobin cuckoo, also known as the pied cuckoo or pied crested cuckoo, is a medium-sized, slim bird with a distinctive black and white p...