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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Sep 11 2010
Taken in a pond in Beacon Hill park, in Victoria (Vancouver Island).
Jul 6 2014
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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!
Jul 6 2014
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Sep 7 2010
juvenile
This young Glaucous-winged Gull probably bit off more than he could chew... it needed quite a while to swallow that starfish!
Jul 6 2014
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Sep 7 2010
Coastal crows in the West are difficult to assign to a species... but I've been told that the ones in Seattle are still American, so I'll go with it!
Jul 6 2014
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Sep 6 2010
I thought that Heermann's Gulls would be only common further south, so what a surprise to find so many at Ocean Shores (WA)!
Jul 6 2014
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Dec 13 2010
Djoudj NP is also a quite important spot for flamingos.
Jul 5 2014
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Dec 13 2010
These ducks can form large flocks and are quite impressive when they all fly off together, for example when a predator approaches.
Jul 5 2014
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Dec 13 2010
The Purple Heron is a quite discrete heron and is often found around reedbeds.
Jul 5 2014
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Dec 13 2010
This species has a huge crest that they can erect when nervous. They look quite punk when they do!
Jul 5 2014
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Dec 13 2010
male
I think this is a male because of the bulged forehead. Probably they get this when breeding season is approaching.
Jul 5 2014