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  1. Pair of South African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    Pair of South African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    Pair of adults from the colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin, on the rocks at Boulder Beach. South Africa.
    • Carole-Anne
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    • animals beak birds black blue sky boulder beach boulders endemic feathers native nature pink eye rocks spheniscus demersus striking travel white wildlife
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Africa
  2. Vitelline Masked Weaver

    Vitelline Masked Weaver

    Vitelline Masked Weaver, Ploceus vitellinus, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. The bright red eye indicates this is an adult male in transitional plumage.
    • Carole-Anne
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    • animals birds nature serengeti national park tanzania vitelline masked weaver wildlife
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Africa
  3. Pair of Little Bee eaters, Merops pusillus

    Pair of Little Bee eaters, Merops pusillus

    Little Bee eater, Merops pusillus, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. It reaches a length of 15 17 cm, which makes it the smallest African bee eater. Sexes are alike. There have been estimated to be between 60 to 80 million Little Bee eaters. It breeds in open country with bushes...
    • Carole-Anne
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    • animals bee eaters birds coraciiformes national park nature pair wildlife
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Africa
  4. Lone Flypast: Lesser Flamingos, Phoeniconaias minor

    Lone Flypast: Lesser Flamingos, Phoeniconaias minor

    Lesser Flamingos, Phoeniconaias minor. Some of the population of 2 to 3 million flamingos which feed in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, East Africa. Lake Nakuru lies in the Great Rift Valley.
    • Carole-Anne
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    • animals birds flamingoes flying lake lake nakuru national park landscape lesser flamingos nature view vista wading wilderness wildlife
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Africa
  5. White headed Buffalo weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli

    White headed Buffalo weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli

    White headed Buffalo weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli, in Acacia tree. Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. They are found in dry savanna, open thorn scrub and acacia woodland. The nest is built high in a tree in a fork of branches. It is a large, rather untidy structure of twigs and...
    • Carole-Anne
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    • acacia tree africa animals bird dinemellia dinemelli east africa nature tanzania weaver weaver bird wildlife
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Africa
  6. Wading, Dancing & Flying Lesser Flamingos, Phoeniconaias minor

    Wading, Dancing & Flying Lesser Flamingos, Phoeniconaias minor

    Lesser Flamingos, Phoeniconaias minor. Some of the population of 2 to 3 million flamingos which feed in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, East Africa. Lake Nakuru lies in the Great Rift Valley.
    • Carole-Anne
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    • animals birds flamingoes flying lake lake nakuru national park landscape lesser flamingos nature view vista wading wilderness wildlife
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Africa
  7. Juvenile Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca.

    Juvenile Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca.

    Juvenile Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as their...
    • Carole-Anne
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    • adelaide animals australia australian white ibis birds black fauna ibis juvenile parklands urban wet lands white wildlife
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Juvenile & Adult Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca.

    Juvenile & Adult Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca.

    Juvenile begging its parent for food. Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as their houses are so...
    • Carole-Anne
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    • adult animals au australian white ibis birds black fauna feeding ibis juvenile parklands south australia urban wet lands white wildlife
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. In Flight: White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus

    In Flight: White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus

    Juvenile White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) Maasai, Masai, Mara National Park, Kenya, East Africa.
    • Carole-Anne
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    • animals birds east africa flying grasslands hooded kenya masai mara nature scavengers vulture wilderness wildlife
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Africa
  10. "Poser": Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca

    "Poser": Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca

    Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) Oakden Native Fish Sanctuary, South Australia. This colony of Ibis is in the heart of the Adelaide suburbs. The colony has grown to over 400 in a very short time and many of the local residents are fed up with the noise and stench as their houses are...
    • Carole-Anne
    • Media item
    • adult animals australia birds black fauna flying ibis parklands south australia urban wet lands white wildlife
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Barking Owl, Ninox connivens

    Barking Owl, Ninox connivens

    Barking Owl (Ninox connivens) is a typical hawk-owl. Photographed at night perched in a Boab tree at Bullo River Station, Northern Territory, NT, Australia, Oceania, Australasia.
    • Carole-Anne
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    • animals barking owl big eyes birds boab dark feathers hawkowls nature night nocturnal northern territo owl owls predator tree wildlife
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)

    Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)

    Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) resting in the grass.
    • Carole-Anne
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    • animals birds flying grasslands hooded maasai mara masai mara nature necrosyrtes monachus scavengers vulture wilderness wildlife
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Africa
  13. Long tailed Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis caudatus

    Long tailed Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis caudatus

    Long tailed Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis caudatus, Maasi Mara, Kenya, East Africa
    • Carole-Anne
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    • 1dt animals bird blue colourful east africa kenya lamprotornis caudatus long tailed glossy starling masai mara nature starling
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Africa
  14. Griffon Vultures, Gyps fulvus

    Griffon Vultures, Gyps fulvus

    Griffon Vultures, Gyps fulvus at a kill.
    • Carole-Anne
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    • animals birds griffon vultures nature vultures wildlife
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Africa
  15. Squirrel in late afternoon sun

    Squirrel in late afternoon sun

    Grey squirrel resting in a tree in late afternoon sunshine.
    • jacqui2
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    • animals squirrel sunlight wildlife
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Zeiss Competition (Closed)
  16. The Himalayan Wild Ass

    The Himalayan Wild Ass

    At the brink of extinction there are only a few left in the wilderness and they are now being protected and nurtured
    • coolbrat
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    • animals himalaya
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  17. Raccoon Portrait

    Raccoon Portrait

    Here's a recent acrylic painting I made. It's really fun painting the raccoon's face.
    • emc
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    • animals art backyard wildlife raccoons wildlife
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Art & Graphics
  18. Fox Cub

    Fox Cub

    How the heck this came out half decent I will never know! I was actually walking the Dog at the time watching this Cub and its siblings playing on the hill above me whilst talking to Alan (Valley Walker) on the phone.They didnt really notice me at first so said goodbye to Alan and put the Dog on...
    • mike from ebbw
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    • animals fox mammals
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  19. duck spreading wings

    duck spreading wings

    close up of duck spreading his wings on rock in pond
    • jacqui2
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    • animals birds duck lake nature pond rock spreading stretching water wildlife wings
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  20. robin resting

    robin resting

    close up of robin resting on rock
    • jacqui2
    • Media item
    • animals bird breast nature red resting robin wildlife
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  21. company is coming

    company is coming

    a very hungry group of sparrows, i should add they love my homemade birdfood,
    • kathypi
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    • animals birds food nature sparrows trees
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  22. ruffled feathers

    ruffled feathers

    i have a backyard full of sparrows,
    • kathypi
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    • animals birds nature sparrows trees
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  23. perched

    perched

    • kathypi
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    • animals birds nature sparrows trees
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
  24. on guard

    on guard

    taken in my backyard, every day occurance, i really enjoy watching them,
    • kathypi
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    • animals birds food nature sparrows trees
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  25. Ooohhh...I'm Beautiful!

    Ooohhh...I'm Beautiful!

    Looks like this handsome Blue Tit's just seen it's own reflection: LOL!
    • jkar866
    • Media item
    • animals bird birds blue tit natural nature reflection water wild wildlife
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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