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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Mar 16 2011
This bird was particularly funny, as it would spend the cold desert nights inside the (very noisy) dining room of the hotel, usually close to some lamps to get warm! Not always humans are detrimental for birds!
Jul 1 2014
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Jun 10 2011
Here a funny pic of three adult shags scouting the horizon!
Jul 1 2014
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Jun 5 2011
juvenile
Shags in the Mediterranean belong to a separate subspecies (desmarestii) and only occur around rocky shores, such as in Sardinia. Here they replace the otherwise far more common Great Cormorant.
Jul 1 2014
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Feb 28 2012
Great Egrets are a quite recent addition to the Western European fauna. The species is expanding from the East, and the first breeding records for Switzerland just occurred a couple years ago. It is still more common in the winter though.
Jul 1 2014
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May 6 2012
Wood Warblers occur on Italian islands in the thousands during spring migration. The islands are a last resort for birds exhausted after having crossed about 500 km of the Mediterranean in one bout. This one was lucky enough to find some aphids to pick off the flowers!
Jul 1 2014
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Feb 7 2012
One more picture of this stunning bird, this time from the side!
Jul 1 2014
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Feb 7 2012
Bitterns are quite common in Switzerland during the winter, but are usually quite hard to see. Except for this one, that moved out of the reedbeds following extensive freezing and looked for food in a canal with open water. When surprised, it adopted its typical posture, forgetting that it was actually not camouflaged at all!
Jul 1 2014
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May 30 2012
male
The Chaffinch also has an endemic subspecies (madeirensis) on Madeira. The males have a full blue-gray back and very pale pinkish underparts. These bird was expecting to get fed!
Jul 1 2014
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May 30 2012
The Madeiran Firecrest is an endemic subspecies of the Firecrest, but is sometimes considered to be a separate species. It has a shorter white supercilium than the nominate. It is very common in the many forested areas on the island.
Jul 1 2014
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May 29 2012
Exciting seabirds breed around Madeira! This was an unexpected find during a short pelagic trip off Porto Moniz! This picture is not very good but the bird is amazing! They sort of "dance" over the waves giving little kicks with their feet to the water. Why they do that is a mistery to me, but it might have to do with getting food!
Jul 1 2014