9-12-2021 CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, VALENCIA - LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4943-Egretta-garzetta

9-12-2021 CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, VALENCIA - ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Platalea ajaja)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62529-Platalea-ajaja

9-12-2021 CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, VALENCIA - BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4981-Nycticorax-nycticorax

9-12-2021 CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, VALENCIA - NORTHERN PINTAIL (FEMALE) (Anastasia acuta)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6933-Anas-acuta

9-12-2021 CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, VALENCIA - NORTHERN PINTAIL (Anastasia acuta)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6933-Anas-acuta

9-12-2021 CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, VALENCIA - EURASIAN WIGEON (MALE) (Mareca penelope)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558441-Mareca-penelope

9-12-2021 CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, VALENCIA - COMMON SHELDUCK (MALE) (Tadorna tadorna)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7067-Tadorna-tadorna

9-12-2021 CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, VALENCIA - COMMON SHELDUCK (FEMALE) (Tadorna tadorna)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7067-Tadorna-tadorna

2-6-2019 LINYANTI, BOTSWANA - SENEGAL COUCAL (Centropus senegalensis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1670-Centropus-senegalensis

2-6-2019 LINYANTI CAMP, BOTSWANA - GREATER BLUE EARED STARLING (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)

The Greater Blue-eared Starling is a medium-sized bird from sub-Saharan Africa known for its iridescent blue-green plumage, dark ear-patch, and bright yellow to orange eyes. They are omnivorous, feeding on fruit and insects, and are highly social, often forming large flocks. Their distinctive call is a nasal "squee-ar". 

Appearance

Size: About 22 cm long with a short tail.

Plumage: Glossy blue-green body with iridescent blue to purple flanks and belly. The feathers' color shifts with the light.

Distinctive features: A dark, mask-like patch around the eyes and a bright yellow or orange iris.

Sexes: Are similar in appearance, though juveniles are duller and have brown underparts. 

Diet

Omnivorous: Eats a variety of food, including fruit, insects, seeds, and nectar.

Foraging: Often forages on the ground and in trees. 

6-12-2021 BELLUS, VALENCIA - EURASIAN GREAT CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax carbo)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4270-Phalacrocorax-carbo

6-12-2021 BELLUS, VALENCIA - EURASIAN SISKIN (FEMALE) (Spinus spinus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145303-Spinus-spinus

6-12-2021 BELLUS, VALENCIA - EURASIAN SISKIN (MALE)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145303-Spinus-spinus

6-12-2021 BELLUS, VALENCIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4954-Ardea-cinerea

6-12-2021 BELLUS, VALENCIA - EURASIAN SISKIN (FEMALE) (Spinus spinus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145303-Spinus-spinus

6-12-2021 BELLUS, VALENCIA - PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLY (Vanessa cardui)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48548-Vanessa-cardui

1-6-2019 LINYANTI CAMP, BOTSWANA - GREY GO AWAY BIRD (Corythaixoides concolor)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7238-Corythaixoides-concolor

1-6-2019 LINYANTI CAMP, BOTSWANA - CHACMA BABOON (Papio ursinus)

Chacma baboons are found throughout southern Africa, ranging from South Africa north to Angola, Zambia, and Mozambique. They live in diverse habitats from woodlands to savannas, steppes, and sub-deserts. Chacma baboons are found in the Kalahari Desert as well as on the alpine slopes of the Drakensberg. They usually sleep on hills, cliffs, or large trees and during the day, avoid arid areas with a lack of water.

The Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) is a member of the Old World monkey family. It is one of the largest of all monkeys. Located primarily in southern Africa, the chacma baboon has a wide variety of social behaviors, including a dominance hierarchy, collective foraging, adoption of young by females, and friendship pairings. In general, the species is not threatened, but hunting, trapping, and accidents kill or remove many baboons from the wild, thereby reducing their numbers and disrupting their social structure.