Burrowing Owl (2)

Athene cunicularia

IvanM

Argentina

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Date taken: Nov 21 2011

At the beginning I was puzzled by the behaviour of this owl, but then I realized that it was just trying to scare me away, since its nest burrow was right there! The result though was more funny than scary! But of course I let it alone after taking a couple of shots!

Date uploaded: Jul 4 2014

Brown-and-yellow Marshbird (2)

Pseudoleistes virescens

IvanM

Argentina

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Date taken: Jan 2 2009

Found in a neat reserve within the city of Mar del Plata.

Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014

Greater Flamingo (2)

Phoenicopterus roseus

IvanM

Senegal

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Date taken: Dec 13 2010

Djoudj NP is also a quite important spot for flamingos.

Date uploaded: Jul 5 2014

Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant (2)

Phalacrocorax africanus

IvanM

Senegal

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Date taken: Dec 12 2010

Details: multiple species

Cormorants' feathers are not waterproof, as opposed to most other waterbirds. That's why they have to dry them in the sun after every swim. Here one Reed Cormorant together with a winter-plumaged Black-headed Gull.

Date uploaded: Jul 5 2014

African Fish Eagle (2)

Haliaeetus vocifer

IvanM

Botswana

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Date taken: Aug 26 2016

Fish eagles patrol the humid zones of Africa and are very common. There must still be enough fish in those waters!

Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017

Glaucous-winged Gull (2)

Larus glaucescens

IvanM

United States (Washington)

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Date taken: Sep 7 2010

In the vicinity of the harbour in Seattle there is a restaurant where you are actually required to feed the gulls! And they take advantage of that, of course!

Date uploaded: Jul 6 2014

Common Eider (2)

Somateria mollissima

IvanM

Iceland

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Date taken: Jul 28 2007

Details: female

A female eider at the Gardur lighthouse, a very good spot for bird- and whale-watching in Iceland!

Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014

Yellow-legged Gull (2)

Larus cachinnans

IvanM

Italy (Molise)

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Date taken: Jun 29 2010

Details: juvenile

The colony of Yellow-legged Gulls on Tremiti islands is very numerous. When they first came to the island, seabirds such as shearwaters were breeding in crevices almost everywhere, but were completely replaced by the gulls, and were constrained to breed only in the vertical cliffs that the gulls don't like. Here is one recently fledged juvenile Yellow-legged Gull. A quite distinctive character for the species in this plumage is the black "mask" around the eye.

Date uploaded: Jul 10 2014

Common Black-headed Gull (2)

Larus ridibundus

IvanM

Germany

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Date taken: Oct 26 2005

Details: winter plummage

Gulls were very numerous around the outflow of a power plant, especially because there were lots of dead fish in it, an easy prey for the gulls!

Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014

Northern Gannet (2)

Morus bassanus

IvanM

Germany

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Date taken: Mar 23 2010

Some more Gannets from the Helgoland colony!

Date uploaded: Jul 10 2014