Chaffinch (7)Fringilla coelebs IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: May 15 2008 Details: male The African subspecies of the Chaffinch (africana) has a completely blue-gray head. Sometimes it is treated as a separate species. Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 6 Write comments
Northern Wheatear (3)Oenanthe oenanthe IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: May 15 2008 Details: male, adult This is one of the most widespread Passerine species in the world, with a fascinating migration pattern that I was lucky enough to study during my PhD. The Moroccan subspecies seebohmi is sometimes considered to be a separate species. It has a black throat (not so the other subspecies). They breed in the Atlas mountains of North Africa. Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 7 Write comments
Eurasian Jackdaw (2)Corvus monedula IvanM Germany 📍 Map Date taken: Oct 11 2008 Jackdaws are quite common around human settlements. Usually they breed in older buildings. Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 9 Write comments
Great Black-backed Gull (16)Larus marinus IvanM Germany 📍 Map Date taken: Oct 11 2008 Details: adult Great Black-backed Gulls are quite common in the North Sea, and can be seen around every harbour, but also far offshore when foraging! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 6 Write comments
South American Painted-snipe (1)Nycticryphes semicollaris IvanM Argentina 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 9 2009 Details: male Not a great picture but this bird is not very easy to see! They are usually hidden in the reeds. I was fortunate enough to see two of them, and I had to take a picture just for the records!! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 2 Write comments
White-throated Hummingbird (1)Leucochloris albicollis IvanM Argentina 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 4 2009 This species is quite localized and it also took me quite a while to get the picture... it came every time to the same fruit but just for a split second! Interestingly, it was sucking from a little hole it made into the peel! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 1 Write comments
Snowy Egret (67)Egretta thula IvanM Argentina 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 3 2009 It is fascinating to watch Egrets on the hunt. They move the water just to attract curious fish and the they snap at it as it gets close! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 4 Write comments
Pied-billed Grebe (68)Podilymbus podiceps IvanM Argentina 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 2 2009 This is another species that is found everywhere in the Americas! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 16 Write comments
Brown-and-yellow Marshbird (3)Pseudoleistes virescens IvanM Argentina 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 2 2009 Found in a neat reserve within the city of Mar del Plata. Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 3 Write comments
Lesser Rhea (1)Pterocnemia pennata (Near-threatened) IvanM Argentina 📍 Map Date taken: Dec 30 2008 This species is not very easy to photograph because usually they run away very quickly. They are hunted in Patagonia and this might be the reason for their lack of confidence! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 2 Write comments
