IvanM

314 uploads

Total photos: 314
Total videos: 0
Species photographed: 274
Most photographed species: Great White Pelican (See all)
Countries visited: 24
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Jan 6 2010
male, adult
The wild form of the Peafowl originates from South-East Asia. In Yala National Park you can see the males displaying their precious tail!!
Jul 13 2014
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Jan 6 2010
juvenile
Hawk-eagles are a quite diverse group of Asian and African raptors. The most common in Sri Lanka was the Changeable Hawk-Eagle.
Jul 13 2014
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Aug 23 2009
adult
One more image of the glorious day when I found 5 Dotterels at about 2700 m asl in Switzerland!
Jul 10 2014
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Aug 23 2009
adult
Dotterels breed in the tundra, and during their southward migration towards Northern Africa they usually stop in habitats that remind them of their breeding place. Therefore they are mostly found above the treeline in the Alps. In this particular region, no Dotterels had been seen for over 20 years, but I was lucky enough to "rediscover" them in a group of 5 adults!
Jul 10 2014
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Aug 8 2009
juvenile
A juvenile European Coot. At this age it was still being fed by its parents.
Jul 10 2014
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Jan 26 2010
male, adult
A Mallard resting on the ice in a very cold winter day in Northern Germany. Ducks mate very early in the spring and that's why they put on their breeding plumage in the winter already. Come the summer, males will look as drab as females!
Jul 10 2014
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May 10 2010
male, adult
This photo was taken in very poor light conditions, but since the species is not yet in the database I thought I'd just add it. Red-footed Falcons are migrating through Switzerland in May, and they are particularly common in Maybug(beetles that look quite similar to Junebugs but that occur in May)-years.
Jul 10 2014
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May 10 2010
On rainy days in the spring, many migrants stop just south of the Alps, to avoid crossing the mountains in bad weather. That is when the fields of southern Switzerland are alive with a lot of different birds, including shorebirds such as this Wood Sandpiper.
Jul 10 2014
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Mar 23 2010
Some more Gannets from the Helgoland colony!
Jul 10 2014
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Mar 23 2010
adult
Here an adult of the European subspecies (or maybe a distinct species) of the Herring Gull (argentatus). It looks very much the same as the American Herring Gull!
Jul 10 2014