Thursday, 26 October 2017

25-10-2017 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta)

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The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, lon...

25-10-2017 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - BLACK WINGED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)

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Black-winged stilts (Himantopus himantopus) are very long-legged wading birds. They are found in both warm and hot climates, feed on smal...
Wednesday, 25 October 2017

25-10-2017 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - RUFF (Calidris pugnax)

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The Ruff, Calidris pugnax, is a medium-sized wading bird known for its remarkable breeding plumage and sexual dimorphism. Males, significant...

25-10-2017 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - BLACK WINGED STILT (JUVENILE) (Himantopus himantopus)

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Black-winged stilts (Himantopus himantopus) are very long-legged wading birds. They are found in both warm and hot climates, feed on small ...

25-10-2017 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - BLACK TAILED GODWIT (Limosa limosa)

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The black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa ) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a m...

25-10-2017 DEVESA, VALENCIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, a...

25-10-2017 DEVESA, VALENCIA - GREATER FLAMINGO (JUVENILE) (Phoenicopterus roseus)

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The Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. It was described by Peter...

25-10-2017 DEVESA, VALENCIA - BLACK NECKED GREBE (Podiceps nigricollis ssp. nigricollis)

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The black-necked grebe or eared grebe (Podiceps nigricollis ) is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It was described in 1831 by...
Tuesday, 24 October 2017

24-11-2017 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SESAME LEAFROLLER (Antigastra catalaunalis)

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Antigastra catalaunalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponch...

24-11-2017 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - COMMON MAQUIS GRASSHOPPER (Pezotettix giornae)

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Pezotettix giornae is a species of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the subfamily Pezotettiginae (similar to and previou...
Sunday, 22 October 2017

22-10-2017 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba)

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The White wagtail is a slender bird with the characteristic long, constantly wagging tail of its genus. There are a number of other subsp...

22-10-2017 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - EUROPEAN STONECHAT (Saxicola rubicola)

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The European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola, is a small, charming passerine bird, once thought to be a member of the thrush family but now pl...

22-10-2017 CAMI LES FONTS, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris)

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The Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is a noisy bird, especially...

22-10-2017 CAMI LES FONTS OLIVA MARJAL, VALENCIA - MALLARD (MALE) (Anas platyrhynchos)

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The mallard (/ˈmælɑːrd, ˈmælərd/) or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropic...

22-10-2017 CAMI LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - MALLARD (MALE & FEMALE) (Anas platyrhynchos)

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The mallard is widely distributed across the Northern and Southern Hemispheres; in North America its range extends from southern and cent...

22-10-2017 CAMI LES FONTS OLIVA, 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 subtropic...

22-10-2017 CAMI LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - GREYLAG GOOSE (Anser anser)

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The Greylag Goose (Anser anser) is a large and robust member of the waterfowl family Anatidae, easily recognized by its mottled and barre...

22-10-2017 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MANTIS (MALE) (Mantis religiosa)

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The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the lar...