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  1. hannu

    Praying mantis caught on camera eating a hummingbird

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/5384078/Praying-mantis-caught-on-camera-eating-a-hummingbird.html The predatory insect dangles from a plant while using its legs to overcome the helpless bird. And the mantis, which is not much bigger than its prey, then gorges itself before releasing...
  2. hannu

    Estonian Bird webcams

    http://www.eenet.ee/EENet/ kurepesa = Black Stork kotkakaamera = White-tailed Eagle konnakotkad = Greater Spotted Eagle kodukakk = Tawny Owl
  3. hannu

    Boreal Owl catched Pygmy Owl

    See the story and photos from follow link http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattisj/3450307702/
  4. hannu

    Huge haul of dead owls and live lizards in Peninsular Malaysia

    see news... http://www.traffic.org/home/2008/11/12/huge-haul-of-dead-owls-and-live-lizards-in-peninsular-malays.html
  5. hannu

    Kamchatka smugglers caught with Gyr Falcons

    see news... http://www.traffic.org/home/2008/11/12/kamchatka-smugglers-caught-with-gyr-falcons.html
  6. hannu

    Phyllosc-warbler in Bahrain 24feb08

    labelled as chiffchaff, .... http://www.hawar-islands.com/blog/media/blogs/projects/23feb08/chiffchaff.jpg http://www.hawar-islands.com/blog/media/blogs/projects/23feb08/chiffchaff1.jpg http://www.hawar-islands.com/blog/media/blogs/projects/23feb08/chiffchaff2.jpg...
  7. hannu

    Lesser White-fronted Goose x Barnacle Goose hybrid

    See follow links: http://users.utu.fi/hlehto/photo/hybrid/aeryxbleu1.shtml http://www.jncc.gov.uk/PDF/pub07_waterbirds_part5.1.8.pdf
  8. hannu

    Beck’s Petrel flies back from extinction!

    http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/03/becks_petrel_rediscovery_ns.html A bird that was known only from two records from the 1920s has been discovered in the Pacific after a gap of 79 years. Sightings of the Critically Endangered Beck’s Petrel Pseudobulweria becki - published by the British...
  9. hannu

    BIRDS - Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

    http://www.eol.org/taxa/16099721 What is EOL? Welcome to the first release of the Encyclopedia of Life portal. This is the very beginning of our exciting journey to document all species of life on Earth. Comprehensive, collaborative, ever-growing, and personalized, the Encyclopedia of Life is...
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    Satellite Tracking of Ivory Gull

    Background The ivory gull Pagophila eburnea is a characteristic High Arctic species and has on average the northernmost breeding grounds of all birds. Due to its dependence on sea ice and it being a top predator in the Arctic food web, it is at risk for climate changes and environmental...
  11. hannu

    Capercaillie eats fishes

    Believe or not, it's true... http://www.kaleva.fi/plusmedia/img/hires/20070522/hires_070522metso.jpg
  12. hannu

    Find & Identify

    quite easy, but see attached pic
  13. hannu

    Bar-tailed Godwit E7 returns after a marathon flight

    E7 – a female Bar-tailed Godwit fitted with a satellite transmitter at Miranda, Firth of Thames in New Zealand on 6th February returned to the place of tagging on the evening of Friday 7 September (local time) after a logged flight of 29,181 km (about 500 hours of flying). During that time she...
  14. hannu

    VIP visited 8 minutes in Football match

    There was VIP in Finland v Belgium European Championships Qualification Football Match yesterday in Helsinki Olympic Stadium. http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/futis/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/futis/2007/06/533708 Finns wins that game 2-0. PS, VIP = European Eagle Owl
  15. hannu

    Superb bird pics

    New pics from Gambia, Finland etc... see follow link: http://www.kolumbus.fi/rantala.rantala/
  16. hannu

    European Longevity Records

    See the follow link: http://www.euring.org/data_and_codes/longevity-voous.htm
  17. hannu

    McNaught |8.|

    Comet McNaught possible to see at least here in Finland ( point of the compass NW (evening) - NE (morning)). Two pics... http://www.ursa.fi/blogit/media/ta/2007/tammikuu/McNaught21.JPG http://www.ursa.fi/blogit/media/ta/2007/tammikuu/mcnaught-iso.jpg |8.|
  18. hannu

    New Year Wall Calendar 2007

    If You really want superb and high quality wall year calendar from Finnish Nature, buy it from the follow link: http://www.sll.fi/kauppa/luonnonkalenteri It's available in follow language: in Finnish, Swedish, English, German, French. Price only 12,70 Euros / 1 item If you choose another...
  19. hannu

    The Friends of "Age-old Forests"

    Some Finnish people have established a foundation, where they try to buy old forests areas and then make it the conservation area. The activity based on voluntary donations. 10 m2 cost 5 Euros and one hectare (10 000m2) cost 5000 Euros. Giver gets the deed of donation from his/her donation...
  20. hannu

    Some new Swedish Identification "Articles"

    You will find some Swedish id articles in the follow web page (unfortunately only in Swedish): http://www.skof.se/rrk/ID.htm See especially hybrid Parus cyanus x Parus caeruleus or ageing and sexing Common Stonechat
  21. hannu

    White-beaked dolphins has seen today in Finland

    Two white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostis) has seen today morning in South Coast of Finland. This observation was first record for Finland. There was also one observation from Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in West Coast of Finland in year 1997. Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena...
  22. hannu

    Satellite tracking Finnish Crane

    This Finnish female Crane 'Auli' has born in summer 2006. Front page: http://personal.inet.fi/koti/mattisj/kurki/auli.html You will find migration map of Finnish Crane 'Auli' in follow link: http://personal.inet.fi/koti/mattisj/kurki/auli_gmap.html
  23. hannu

    My Feeding station Winter '06-07

    I started feeding birds yesterday in my backyard and here is some observations on the place: 20 Oct '06 Great Tit 12 Willow Tit 1 Greenfinch 2 House Sparrow 3 Chaffinch 1 male Common Magpie 2 21 Oct '06 Great Tit 12 Blue Tit 2 House Sparrow 3 Chaffinch 1 male
  24. hannu

    Some Fantastic Finnish Nature Photos

    http://www.luontokuva.org/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=900 The one photo will tell you more than the thousand words.... click follow subjects from the left side: 'Sotka sorea lintu' 'Pöllö aidalla' 'Kaamoskävelyllä' 'Suurparvia ja kurkiturismia' 'Ammattimetsästäjä' 'Huurremetsojen jäljillä' 'Yön kruunut'
  25. hannu

    Correction: Blyth's Reed Warbler in DB

    I'd say that these two birds named as Blyth's Reed Warbler does not fit to be BRW: This bird looks more phyllocs than Acro, notice e.g. the colour of legs http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/data/527/16293noname62_060802.jpg This bird's face pattern does not fit BRW...
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