That little one is cute. Please don’t grill him. 
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The morning visitor, a type of duck, can be a mandarin (Aix galericulata),
not sure, it is the first time that it does not fly when I go out on the terrace.
He’s been here every morning for some time either in the small pond or just around.
I hope he doesn’t eat our newts and salamanders…
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That’s a mandarin alright! Special.
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very graceful and exotic.
Taken from my phone from our balcony. Turkeys in the city is a new thing for me. Apparently common around this time of year. We called this one Mrs. Plumpington. She had been coming to nibble at all the little dainties in the garden for the last week or so.
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A kori bustard (heaviest flying bird in Africa) when no one’s looking.
Same bird puffed up and strutting, trying to impress a female.
(Taken in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, just before the pandemic hit.)
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Males do too much,
he would bring back more females while remaining normal
than by giving the impression of having sat on a sea urchin.
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The female he was trying to attract was at least a hundred metres away, feeding, paying no attention. But maybe that’s part of the game. There’s another photo of them both if you go look at the whole series, and of many other birds as well. Before this trip I would not have been able to tell a hawk from a handsaw. I wouldn’t call myself a birder now, but I’m certainly paying a lot more attention to them.
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White Bellied Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus Leucogaster 85cm beak to tail, 2.2m wingspan, taken during a walk along the coast.
Red Browed Finch Neochmia Temporalis 11cm beak to tail. Taken at a local birdwatching spot.
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Not the best photos, but the incredible and ENORMOUS! Jabiru (male) Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 1.4m tall, span 2m.
I have only seen 2 in my life.
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So cool !!!
My dream!!! , and if he can turn some knobs …
Wonderful thread
I hope you post yours observations here
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Sandhill crane skimming the water as it comes in for a landing on the shore.
Antigone canadensis is a large bird by North American standards with wingspans of up to 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in)
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Merle noir / Turdus merula / Common Blackbird
A “merlette” which unfortunately has a very lively contact with my window …
Keep her safe from my cat before a beautiful flight in better shape.
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Early morning Kookabura Dacelo novaeguineae
The most delightful Yellow Faced Honey Eater Caligavis chrysops
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Corvus Coronoides, I’d say he was just fucking with them. Easier meals than kookaburras. Probably a distraction while the others raid the eggs.
Great pics!
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Blue-faced honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
Thora, NSW, Australia
Strangely for a honeyeater, it swooped down to steal some carrot cake crumbs.
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Survival/Adaptation/Evolution.
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