Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Category: Bird
Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) on the crest of a dune – Arabian Desert
Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) on the crest of a dune – Arabian Desert
A modest and wary little passerine, it watches the blazing horizon from above, a quiet master of sand and silence.
Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) gliding over the waves at dusk – Oman coast, Arabian Sea
Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) gliding over the waves at dusk – Oman coast, Arabian Sea
Bathed in golden twilight, this graceful coastal migrant skims the warm tropical shorelines with ease and precision.
Pair of White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) – Spain
Pair of White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) – Spain
A small bird of fast-flowing rivers, the white-throated dipper fascinates with its aquatic lifestyle. Able to walk underwater against the current, it hunts aquatic insects, larvae, and small crustaceans along the stream bed. In this discreet dweller of cool waters, the bond between mates is strengthened through food exchanges: the male sometimes feeds the female — a gesture that seals their union before nesting begins.
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) – Costa Rica
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) – Costa Rica
Black-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus atriceps) coming to drink from the tap, Bolivia
Black-hooded Sierra Finch (Phrygilus atriceps) coming to drink from the tap – Bolivia
The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), Spain
The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), Spain
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Costa Rica
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), Costa Rica
Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), Spanish Pyrenees
Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), Spanish Pyrenees
Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), Spanish Pyrenees
Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), Spanish Pyrenees
Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), Costa Rica
Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), Costa Rica
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Takeoff sequence of a great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Takeoff sequence of a great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Swainson’s toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii)
Swainson’s toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii)
Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
Flamingo at Laguna Cañapa – Sur Lípez, Bolivia
Flamingo at Laguna Cañapa – Sur Lípez, Bolivia
White-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
White-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
Ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
Ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
Vultures
Vultures
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Pink
Pink
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
Western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)