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Western CapeSouth AfricaLaridaeBirds

31 Aug 2024

Hartlaub’s Gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)

Elevation: 5 meters.

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Northern CapeSouth AfricaInsectsTenebrionidae

22 Aug 2024

Globeneck Globe Toktokkie (Moluris globulicollis)

Elevation: 923 meters.

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IndiaArunachal PradeshBirdsCuculidae

19 Jul 2024

Cuckoo (Cuculus)

A cuckoo fledgling waiting for another delivery of food from the exhausted "parents". Fortunately for them, their ordeal is over in a few more days. Elevation:…

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SvartskogNorwayFuglerStrigidae

24 May 2024

Kattugle (Strix aluco)

Over tid la jeg merke til at spesielt på ettermiddagene var det et veldig spetakkel fra flere svarttroster i samme område. Første gang jeg sjekket fant jeg…

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SocotraTenebrionidaeInsects

16 Dec 2023

Socotra beetle (Tenebrionidae)

Elevation: 81 meters.

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SocotraTenebrionidaeInsects

15 Dec 2023

Histeromorphus plicatus

Elevation: 139 meters.

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SvartskogNorwayBirdsAnatidaeFugler

10 May 2023

Grågås (Anser anser)

I går kom 5 små Grågås (Anser anser) nøster til verden, noe som var synlige for de som bryr seg om livet i naturen. For når ungene kommer ut av eggene hviler…

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SocotraHomhilBirdsCorvidae

4 Feb 2023

Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis)

This was a lovely encounter as they were so relaxed and unprovoked by my presence. They are not endemic to Socotra and are as such not a threatened species.……

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SocotraBirdsAlaudidae

3 Feb 2023

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps ssp. melanauchen)

This location was full of bird song from the black-crowned sparrow-lark and other bird species. Most of Socotra is rather silent in regards to bird sounds. You…

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NorwayFyrsteileneLaridaeBirdsFugler

19 Jul 2021

Fiskemåke (Larus canus)

Årets hekkesesong for fiskemåke (Larus canus) har vært en fantastisk suksess! Denne flyvedyktige ungen er en av over 100 som nå må klare seg på egen hånd.…

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