Category: Birds
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Common pheasant
On I go again with series of photographs shot in the Parc National du Vexin Français. I start with a common pheasant (obviously a male, and there will be many others). Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Faisan de Colchide Photographed in Parc National du Vexin Français in May 2011.
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Common Kestrel
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus, Faucon crécerelle, Cernícalo común) Photographed in Parc National du Vexin Français in May 2011. Other photos of common kestrels on YLovePhoto, in February 2009.
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Common Pheasant
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Faisan de Colchide. Photograph shot in April 2011 in the Parc National du Vexin Français.
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Common Pheasant
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Faisan de Colchide.
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Grey partridge
Grey partridge (Perdix perdix), perdrix grise.
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African Harrier Hawk (Gymnogene)
This medium-sized eagle was a great discovery for me in Botswana. The African Harrier Hawk (Gymnogene) hunts for insects and small animals in dead trees and rocks. It’s very mobile and devilishly active. African harrier Hawk (or Gymnogene) (Polyboroides typus), Gymnogène d’Afrique. Moremi National Park, Botswana, May 2010.
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Great White Pelican
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Pélican blanc. Moremi National Park, Botswana, May 2010.
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Hamerkop
I love this bird. It seems to be right out of the illustrations of a XIXth Century book about prehistoric wildlife (and it’s the only living species of the genus Scopus). I love its name. It seems a near impossibility (that’s probably why there are so many other possible names like Hammerkop, Hammerkopf, Hammerhead, Hammerhead…
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Jabiru Stork or Saddle-billed Stork
Jabiru Stork or Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), Jabiru. Moremi National Park, Botswana, May 2010.