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portugal

  1. WHATER

    WHATER

  2. Iberian Chiffchaff

    Iberian Chiffchaff

  3. Fan-tailed warbler

    Fan-tailed warbler

    FUINHA DOS JUNCOS FAN-TAILED WARBLER Cisticola juncidis
  4. Eurasian Hoopoe

    Eurasian Hoopoe

    A couple of Eurasian Hoopoes
  5. Eurasian Hoopoe

    Eurasian Hoopoe

    It is difficult to catch them with the erected fan.
  6. Eurasian Hoopoe

    Eurasian Hoopoe

  7. EUROPEAN BEE-EATER

    EUROPEAN BEE-EATER

    ABELHARUCO COMUM EUROPEAN BEE-EATER Merops apiester
  8. Grey Heron landing

    Grey Heron landing

    A Grey Heron is finishing a smooth and perfect landing.
  9. Lesser Masked Weaver

    Lesser Masked Weaver

    The Weavers ares considered as intruduced in Portugal and classified in the literature as rare. However some of them they are locally common in specific spots.
  10. Red-legged Partridge

    Red-legged Partridge

  11. Purple Heron

    Purple Heron

  12. Purple Heron

    Purple Heron

  13. European Bee-eater

    European Bee-eater

  14. Lapwing

    Lapwing

  15. Rhinoceros Beetle

    Rhinoceros Beetle

    One of my grandsons found it and call my atention for this wonderfull beetle.
  16. Grey Heron

    Grey Heron

    This Grey Heron is taking its time before trying to swallow such big fish
  17. European Bee-eater

    European Bee-eater

    A bee-eater in open flight.
  18. European Bee-eater

    European Bee-eater

    Under the light conditions I had no choice. The bee-eater in second plane could not be focused. I was shooting at 1/125 s with a 400mm lens with teleconverter 1.4x. So any bird movement (or any shaking of my camera) will result in some bluring. Actually I like the results. The slightly blur and...
  19. Squacco heron

    Squacco heron

  20. Exotic

    Exotic

    Arcebispo Orange Bishop euplectes franciscanus
  21. Bee-eater

    Bee-eater

  22. Roller

    Roller

  23. Cattle Egret with cattle

    Cattle Egret with cattle

    Living together.
  24. Cattle Egret

    Cattle Egret

    I like the pose of this Cattle Egret
  25. Yellow-crowned Bishop in flight

    Yellow-crowned Bishop in flight

    The Yellow-crowned Bishop is considered in Portugal as an introduced species. It is classified as rare, but it is locally numerous in some specific spots. When the feathers are not puffed out, it looks slimmer and smaller, and it flies much better.
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