Arctic Tern (4)Sterna paradisaea IvanM Iceland 📍 Map Date taken: Jul 15 2007 Arctic Terns are very numerous in Iceland, and sometimes their colonies are right by the road. Luckily they have signs that advise to slow down for the good of the birds, especially the chicks! Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 16 Write comments
Black Redstart (4)Phoenicurus ochruros IvanM Italy (Lazio) 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 1 1970 A quite curious Black Redstart on migration through Ventotene Island. Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 6 Write comments
Abyssinian Roller (1)Coracias abyssinicus IvanM Niger 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 6 2021 Unfortunately quite backlit, a very nice Roller species from West Africa! Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 1 Write comments
Speckled Pigeon (1)Columba guinea IvanM Niger 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 6 2021 This is a quite common and very big (and colorful) pigeon found throughout in Africa! Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 10 Write comments
Egyptian Plover (1)Pluvianus aegyptius IvanM Niger 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 6 2021 This Egyptian Plover was very confident and approached us while feeding without feeling distressed by our presence! These birds are very colorful and are also called the Crocodile Watchers since they are often found together with crocodiles! Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 6 Write comments
Desert Eagle-Owl (1)Bubo ascalaphus IvanM Niger 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 6 2021 Details: juvenile We found this nest right by the trail! Most of the other Eagle-Owl nests that we found were quite inaccessible.. not so this one! Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 9 Write comments
Hooded Vulture (3)Necrosyrtes monachus (Endangered) IvanM Niger 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 6 2021 While most vultures in Africa are getting rare and confined mostly to nature reserves, Hooded Vultures are doing quite fine. Here one was observed on its nest. Interestingly, these huge nests are used by other species for breeding, too (such as e.g. parakeets or sparrows)! Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 3 Write comments
Pied Crow (2)Corvus albus IvanM Niger 📍 Map Date taken: Apr 6 2021 Pied Crows are the most common crow in Africa and are found almost throughout the continent (except for the North). Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 16 Write comments
Jabiru (3)Jabiru mycteria IvanM Brazil 📍 Map Date taken: Jan 3 2005 This goes so far back in time to when I did not take so many pictures... that is unfortunate since the Pantanal has so much to offer! We had only three days to spend there but it was just amazing! Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 2 Write comments
Bluethroat (3)Luscinia svecica IvanM Switzerland 📍 Map Date taken: Mar 26 2009 Details: male Bluethroats are stunning birds but they are not always easy to see. They usually inhabit marshes and I was very lucky to see this one on a rocky riverbed. It was on migration. Males have an amazing blue throat that they mostly lose in the winter! Date uploaded: Jul 15 2014 Views: 5 Write comments
