This Blog contains Wildlife and Bird Photos from Walks, Safaris, Birding Trips and Vacations. Most of the pictures have been taken with my Nikon P900 and P950X cameras. On the right of the page are labels for each species of Bird/Animal etc. Click on a label and it will show all of the photos taken for that species. I am adding as much information for each species as I can from sources Wikipedia. To see any pictures at full size just click on the picture.
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Friday 29 May 2015
Thursday 28 May 2015
Tuesday 26 May 2015
26-5-2015 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (Charadrius dubius)
Monday 25 May 2015
25-5-2015 GENOVES, VALENCIA - WALL BROWN BUTTERFLY (Lasiommata megera)
Sunday 24 May 2015
24-5-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SPECKLED WOOD BUTTERFLY (Pararge aegeria)
Friday 22 May 2015
19-3-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - SNOWY OWL (FEMALE) (Bubo scandiacus)
Wednesday 20 May 2015
20-5-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EURASIAN HUMMINGBIRD HAWKMOTH (Macroglossum stellatarum)
Tuesday 19 May 2015
19-5-2015 JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - EASTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER (Curruca crassirostris)
The eastern Orphean warbler (Curruca crassirostris) is a typical warbler of the genus Curruca. This species occurs in summer around the Mediterranean, through the Balkans via Turkey, the Caucasus and surrounding regions to Central Asia. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.
At 15–16 cm length—somewhat larger than a blackcap—this is one of the largest species of typical warblers. The adult males have a plain grey back. The bill is long and pointed and the legs black. The male has a dark grey head, black eye mask, and white throat. The iris is white. Females and immatures have a paler head and reddish underparts; their grey back has a brownish tinge. The iris is dark in young birds. The song is a series of warbling liroo-liroo and scolding notes. Its song is more varied than that of the western Orphean warbler,approaching the Nightingale in richness.
These small passerine birds are found in open deciduous woodland. 4–6 eggs are laid in a nest in a bush or tree. Like most "warblers", the eastern Orphean warbler is an insectivore.
Monday 18 May 2015
19-3-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - ASIAN KOEL (FEMALE) (Eudynamys scolopaceu)
19-3-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - LESSER FLAMINGO (Phoeniconaias minor)
19-3-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - SACRED IBIS (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
Saturday 16 May 2015
16-5-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa striata)
16-5-2015 EDBRO DELTA, TARRAGONA - EURASIAN CURLEW (Numenius arquata)
Friday 15 May 2015
15-5-2015 EBRO DELTA, TARRAGONA - BLACK WINGED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)
15-5-2015 EBRO DELTA, TARRAGONA - SMALL WHITE BUTTERFLY (Pieris rapae)
Pieris rapae is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. It is known in Europe as the small white, in North America as the cabbage white or cabbage butterfly, on several continents as the small cabbage white, and in New Zealand as the white butterfly. The butterfly is recognizable by its white color with small black dots on its wings, and it can be distinguished from P. brassicae by its larger size and the black band at the tip of its forewings.
The caterpillar of this species, often referred to as the "imported cabbageworm", is a pest to crucifer crops such as cabbage, kale, bok choy and broccoli. Pieris rapae is widespread in Europe and Asia; it is believed to have originated in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Europe, and to have spread across Eurasia thanks to the diversification of brassicaceous crops and the development of human trade routes. Over the past two centuries, it spread to North Africa, North America, New Zealand, and Australia, as a result of accidental introductions.