Mourning Dove (32)Zenaida macroura IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Dec 15 2012 Mourning Doves are a common bird, but when they enjoy nice light like this one, they make one for good pictures! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 5 Write comments
Downy Woodpecker (47)Picoides pubescens IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Dec 9 2012 Details: male Downy Woodpeckers get very busy when looking for food in the winter, and they often get so close that taking pictures is made very easy! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 13 Write comments
Spotless Starling (1)Sturnus unicolor IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 5 2013 In Morocco, Spotless (or Unicolored) Starlings replace the ubiquitous European Starlings. They look about the same but lack the white spots in every plumage. As the more common species, Spotless Starlings are also very good at imitating sounds, and the ones living close to the main roads may even reproduce the sounds of truck motors! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 14 Write comments
Common Bulbul (1)Pycnonotus barbatus IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 5 2013 Common Bulbuls are a very common African bird, one of the few species occurring both South and North of the Sahara. They are very noisy and never go undetected! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 3 Write comments
European White Stork (6)Ciconia ciconia IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 4 2013 White Storks are a common sight in Morocco, especially in the Middle Atlas region, where they seem to like putting their nests on the top of buildings in major towns. This one was found in Fèz. Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 16 Write comments
House Bunting (1)Emberiza sahari IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 2 2013 Details: male As their name says, House Buntings are often found around human settlements. This one showed off for a while in a village in the gorgeous palm groves of Oued Ziz. Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 9 Write comments
Desert Lark (1)Ammomanes deserti IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: Dec 31 2012 Larks are all brownish, but Desert Larks have taken their mimetism a step further... they match the colour of the sand quite perfectly! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 3 Write comments
White-crowned Black Wheatear (2)Oenanthe leucopyga IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: Dec 31 2012 Spending new year in the desert is a wonderful experience... and Morocco offers great birds, too! White-crowned Wheatears are a common sight in the desert areas, especially around human settlements! Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 2 Write comments
Black-capped Chickadee (68)Parus atricapillus IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 14 2013 Chickadees are always very curious and confident, maybe hoping for some treats! Here one that we found at beautiful Fanshawe Lake Conservation Area in London (ON). Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 1 Write comments
Red-eyed Vireo (42)Vireo olivaceus IvanM Canada (Ontario) 📍 Map Date taken: Jun 11 2013 Found this vireo building its nest just at the side of the trail in the woods along Medway Creek, in London (ON). Date uploaded: Jul 1 2014 Views: 6 Write comments
