Wednesday, 24 July 2024

16-7-2024 ROTTERDAM ZOO, NETHERLANDS - AFRICAN GREY PARROT (Psittacus erithacus)

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The grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus), also known as the Congo grey parrot, Congo African grey parrot or African grey parrot, is an Old Worl...

16-7-2024 ROTTERDAM ZOO, NETHERLANDS - HOUSE SPARROW (MALE) (Passer domesticus)

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The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that ...

16-7-2024 ROTTERDAM ZOO, NETHERLANDS - SECRETARY BIRD (Sagittarius serpentarius),

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The secretarybird or secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a large bird of prey that is endemic to Africa. It is mostly terrestrial, ...

24-7-2024 IRISH COAST, IRELAND - NORTHERN GANNET (Morus bassanus),

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The northern gannet (Morus bassanus) is a seabird, the largest species of the gannet family, Sulidae. It is native to the coasts of the Atla...

15-7-2024 BLIJDORP, ROTTERDAM - CARRION CROW (Corvus corone)

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The carrion crow (Corvus corone) is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae and the genus Corvus which is native to western Europe and the e...

15-7-2024 BLIJDORP, ROTTERDAM - CANADA GOOSE (Branta canadensis)

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The Canada goose (Branta canadensis), sometimes called Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white...
Tuesday, 23 July 2024

16-7-2024 ROTTERDAM ZOO, NETHERLANDS - EURASIAN COOT (Fulica atra)

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The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the common coot, or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Ralli...

17-7-2024 BLIJDORP, NETHERLANDS - ROSE RINGED PARAKEET (Psittacula krameri)

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The rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the ring-necked parakeet, ringneck parrot (in aviculture) or the Kramer parrot,...

20-7-2024 HUSAVIK, ICELAND - BLACK HEADED GULL (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic including Europe and also in coasta...

21-7-2024 VIGUR ISLAND, ICELAND - ATLANTIC PUFFIN (Fratercula arctica)

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A sharply dressed black-and-white seabird with a huge, multicolored bill, the Atlantic Puffin is often called the clown of the sea. It breed...

21-7-2024 VIGUR ISLAND, ICELAND - COMMON EIDER (MALE) (Somateria mollissima)

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The common eider (pronounced /ˈaɪ.dər/) (Somateria mollissima), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large (50–71 c...

21-7-2024 ISAFJORDUR, ICELAND - COMMON EIDER (JUVENILE) (Somateria mollissima)

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The common eider is a large diving duck that is easily distinguishable, even at quite long distances, because of the elongated profile of th...

21-7-2024 ISAFJORDUR, ICELAND - COMMON EIDER (FEMALE) (Somateria mollissima)

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The common eider (pronounced /ˈaɪ.dər/) (Somateria mollissima), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large (50–71 c...

21-7-2024 ISAFJORDUR, ICELAND - COMMON EIDER (FEMALE AND JUVENILE) (Somateria mollissima)

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The Eider is the UK's heaviest and fastest flying duck. It's a true seaduck, rarely found away from coasts. Its reliance on coastal ...

21-7-2024 ISAFJORDUR, ICELAND - EUROPEAN GLOBEFLOWER (Trollius europaeus)

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Trollius europaeus, the globeflower, is a perennial flowering plant of the family Ranunculaceae. The plant is native to Europe and Western A...

21-7-2024 VIGUR ISLAND, ICELAND - COMMON REDSHANK (Tringa totanus)

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The common redshank or simply redshank (Tringa totanus) is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae. The common redshank was formal...

21-7-2024 ISAFJORDUR, ICELAND - COMMON EIDER (MALE) (Somateria mollissima)

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The common eider (pronounced /ˈaɪ.dər/) (Somateria mollissima), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large (50–71 c...

21-7-2024 VIGUR ISLAND, ICELAND - COMMON EIDER (JUVENILE) (Somateria mollissima)

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A particularly famous colony of eiders lives on the Farne Islands in Northumberland, England. These birds were the subject of one of the fir...

21-7-2024 VIGUR ISLAND, ICELAND - COMMON EIDER (FEMALE) (Somateria mollissima)

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The common eider (pronounced /ˈaɪ.dər/) (Somateria mollissima), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large (50–71 c...

19-7-2024 AT SEA, ICELAND - BLACK LEGGED KITTIWAKE (Rissa tridactyla)

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The black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. This species was first described by Carl Linn...
Monday, 22 July 2024

21-7-2024 ISAFJORDUR, ICELAND - ARCTIC TERN (Sterna paradisaea)

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The Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic a...