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.

Sunday, 29 July 2012

29-7-2012 SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA - EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus ostralegus)

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The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just oystercatcher, is a wade...

29-7-2012 SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA - SYRIAN WOODPECKER (Dendrocopos syriacus)

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The Syrian woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus) is a member of the woodpecker family, the Picidae. The woodpecker is a resident breeding bird f...
Saturday, 28 July 2012

29-7-2012 SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA - NORTHERN WHITE BREASTED HEDGEHOG (Erinaceus roumanicus)

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The northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus) is a species of hedgehog. The range of the species extends in the west as far as...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012

24-7-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - PIED WHEATEAR (Oenanthe pleschanka)

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The pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thr...

24-7-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - RED BREASTED FLYCATCHER (Ficedula parva)

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The red-breasted flycatcher (Ficedula parva) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in eastern Europe and a...

24-7-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - BLACK WOODPECKER (Dryocopus martius)

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The black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) is a large woodpecker that lives in mature forests across the northern Palearctic. It is the sole r...

24-7-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - BEARDED REEDLING (Panurus biarmicus)

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The bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) is a small, long-tailed passerine bird found in reed beds near water in the temperate zone of Euras...

24-7-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - CORN CRAKE (Crex crex)

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The Corn Crake, also known as the Corncrake or Landrail (Crex crex), is a medium-sized bird belonging to the rail family. It exhibits browni...

24-7-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - RED NECKED GREBE (Podiceps grisegena)

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The red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) is a migratory aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Its winteri...

24-7-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - MARSH FROG (Pelophylax ridibundus)

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The marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) is a species of water frog native to Europe and parts of western Asia. The marsh frog is the largest ...

24-7-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - THRUSH NIGHTINGALE (Luscinia luscinia)

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The thrush nightingale (Luscinia luscinia), also known as the sprosser, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of t...

24-7-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - RING OUZEL (Turdus torquatus)

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The ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a mainly European member of the thrush family Turdidae. It is a medium-sized thrush, 23–24 centimetres ...

24-7-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - EURASIAN SISKIN (Spinus spinus)

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  The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European siskin, com...
Monday, 23 July 2012

24-7-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - RED NECKED PHALAROPE (Phalaropus lobatus)

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Almost all of the nonbreeding season is spent in open water. As this species rarely comes into contact with humans, it can be unusually tame...
Wednesday, 1 September 2010

21-9-1992 SITKA, ALASKA - HORNED PUFFIN (Fratercula corniculata)

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The horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is an auk found in the North Pacific Ocean, including the coasts of Alaska, Siberia and British C...
Thursday, 8 June 2006

9-4-2006 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - BIRD GRASSHOPPER (Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae)

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Wednesday, 16 April 2003

16-4-2003 PANAMA - GOLDEN COLLARED MANAKIN (Manacus vitellinus)

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The golden-collared manakin (Manacus vitellinus) is a species of bird in the family Pipridae. It is found in Colombia and Panama. Its natura...
Wednesday, 10 October 2001

10-10-2000 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - BLUE WINGED KOOKABURRA (Dacelo leachii)

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The blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) is a large kingfisher, slightly smaller than its cousin, the laughing kookaburra. It boasts a c...

10-10-2001 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - EASTERN CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis ssp. coromandus)

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The Eastern Cattle Egret, Bubulcus coromandus, is a member of the heron family Ardeidae, displaying a stout build with a wingspan ranging f...

10-10-2001 BLUE MOUNTAINS NSW, AUSTRALIA - EASTERN GREY KANGAROO (Macropus giganteus)

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The eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus: gigantic large-foot; also great grey kangaroo or forester kangaroo) is a marsupial found in ...

10-10-2001 AUSTRALIA - KOALA BEAR (Phascolarctos cinereus)

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The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (Phascolarctos cinereus), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only...
Monday, 1 October 2001

1-10-2001 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - LAUGHING KOOKABURRA (Dacelo novaeguineae)

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The Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a robust member of the kingfisher family, known for its iconic laughter-like call. It has ...

1-10 2001 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SHORT BEAKED ECHIDNA (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

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The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), also called the short-nosed echidna, is one of four living species of echidna, and the on...

1-10-2001 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SOUTHERN HAIRY NOSED WOMBAT (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

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The southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons ) is one of three extant species of wombats. It is found in scattered areas of semiar...
Thursday, 1 April 1999

1-4-1999 IGUAZU, ARGENTINA - SIDE STRIPED SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (Orthemis aequilibris)

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The Side-striped Skimmer (Orthemis aequilibris) is a species of dragonfly belonging to the genus Orthemis, commonly known as Tropical King S...

1-4-1999 IGUAZU, ARGENTINA - SURUCURA TROGON (Trogon surrucura)

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The Surucua trogon (Trogon surrucura) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Argentina, Bra...

1-4-1999 IGUAZU, ARGENTINA - GREEN HEADED TANAGER

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The green-headed tanager (Tangara seledon) is a brightly colored bird found in the Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Para...

1-4-1999 IGUAZU, ARGENTINA - SPOT BILLED TOUCANET (Selenidera maculirostris)

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The spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Argentina, Br...

1-4-1999 IGUAZU, ARGENTINA - GUIANAN SQUIRREL (Sciurus aestuans)

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The Brazilian squirrel (or Guianan squirrel) (Sciurus aestuans) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to South America. It is foun...

1-4-1999 IGUAZU, ARGENTINA - SOUTHERN MONARCH BUTTERFLY (Danaus erippus)

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Danaus erippus, the southern monarch, is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae. It is one of the best known bu...
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