Crowned Plover (3)Vanellus coronatus IvanM Botswana 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 18 2016 A common species of lapwing in this region. Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 13 Write comments
Golden-breasted Bunting (1)Emberiza flaviventris IvanM Botswana 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 18 2016 A beautiful and relatively common bunting. Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 8 Write comments
Grey Go-away Bird (1)Corythaixoides concolor IvanM Botswana 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 18 2016 At a waterhole in the early morning at Khama Rhino Sanctuary. A very common species that gets his name from their call, that seems like they're saying "Go awayyyyy"! Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 9 Write comments
Speckled Mousebird (2)Colius striatus IvanM South Africa 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 13 2016 Mousebirds really deserve their name! They move around in the trees like mice. Usually they are in large flocks and can easily be spotted when they fly from one tree to the other. Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 77 Write comments
Black-backed Puffback (3)Dryoscopus cubla IvanM South Africa 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 13 2016 This bird was photographed at the Skukuza camp in Kruger NP. It is a member of the bushshrike family and is quite common, especially near water. Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 9 Write comments
White-cheeked Tern (1)Sterna repressa IvanM United Arab Emirates 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 12 2016 Another rather localized species. It is hard to identify, but has a rather long and slender bill that distinguishes it from other red-billed terns. Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 20 Write comments
Socotra Cormorant (1)Phalacrocorax nigrogularis (Vulnerable) IvanM United Arab Emirates 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 12 2016 This is a juvenile of this very localized species. It is doing the so-called gular fluttering to dissipate heat. Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 17 Write comments
Hume's Wheatear (3)Oenanthe albonigra IvanM United Arab Emirates 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 12 2016 Unfortunately this was the only picture that I could get of this beautiful species! Being black in such a heat must be terrible! Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 10 Write comments
White-eared Bulbul (1)Pycnonotus leucotis IvanM United Arab Emirates 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 12 2016 One of the most common birds in the Emirates. Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 15 Write comments
Isabelline Shrike (1)Lanius isabellinus IvanM United Arab Emirates 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 12 2016 This early migrant was photographed at Wamm farms at a temperature of about 45°C in the shade! Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 21 Write comments
