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    Paphos birding

    Hi all, I am going to be visiting Paphos next week. I was wondering if I could get any recommendations for good birding sites nearby (preferably accessible by public transport since I won't be driving)? I've heard good things about migratory birds, including red footed falcon. Any help would be...
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    Herping the Earth

    Hello! My name is Evgeny Kotelevsky. I’m an amateur herpetologist. I travel the world – from rainforests and deserts to the most remote corners of our planet – searching for reptiles and amphibians. Unfortunately, many species face extinction, that’s why I try to take videos of all species I...
  3. Ruddy shelduck

    Ruddy shelduck

    Ruddy shelduck
  4. The River Tern fishing

    The River Tern fishing

    The River Tern fishing in lake
  5. A morning walk

    A morning walk

    great and little egret at sunrise for more: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tahirs_photography
  6. River tern

    River tern

    River tern hunting at sunrise for more visit www.flickr.com/photos/tahirs_photography/
  7. Great Cormorants

    Great Cormorants

    Great cormorants hunting at sunrise for more visit: https://www.facebook.com/tahirsphotography
  8. Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

    Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

    Long time no posting here but busy season out there. Just returned from another fantastic birding trip around Bulgaria with lots of good birds. Some of the highlights were Rose-coloured Starling, Nutcracker, Levant Sparrowhawk, Dalmatian Pelican, Purple Heron, Paddyfield Warbler and on and on...
  9. Lakescape - 232

    Lakescape - 232

    It is travel time again ... Renu and I will be going in search of elusive Indian Skimmer ... A species listed as Threatened and Vulnerable ... ...with only as few as 6000 individuals left ... Mainly in India, and some in Pakistan ... It will be a one week travel and birding break...
  10. Dosvedanya

    Dosvedanya

    It is travel time again ... ... off we go to work in the Charity Medical Camp ... deep into Himalayas ... It also means being cut-off from Internet and the Forum ... For nearly a week or so ... Time will be a constraint as well ... May be ... we get some good return gifts to bring back...
  11. milkyway over the untouchable zone

    milkyway over the untouchable zone

    taken the deepest into the amazon I have been, nearly 60 hours into the rainforest in search if views and animals.
  12. Stork billed Kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis

    Stork billed Kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis

    Stork billed Kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis. Brilliantly coloured (colored) bird with huge red beak. The largest Kingfisher in Borneo. Photographed at night while floating down the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, North Borneo, East Malaysia, SouthEast Asia.
  13. Chestnut winged babbler, Stachyris erythroptera

    Chestnut winged babbler, Stachyris erythroptera

    Chestnut winged babbler, Stachyris erythroptera. Bicolor. Small bird with bright, light blue plumage contrasting with its chestnut wings. Kinabatangan River, Sabah, North Borneo, East Malaysia, South East Asia. Photographed at night while floating down the Kinabatangan River.
  14. Grey Chested Jungle Flycatcher, Rhinomyias umbratilis

    Grey Chested Jungle Flycatcher, Rhinomyias umbratilis

    Grey Chested Jungle Flycatcher, Rhinomyias umbratilis. Small, pale grey and brown bird Sukau Rainforest Reserve, Kinabatangan River, Sabah, East Malaysia, Borneo, SouthEast Asia. Photographed at night while floating down the Kinabatangan River.
  15. Adelie Penguin Portrait, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Adelie Penguin Portrait, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Portrait of an Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, on the fast ice at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. This little penguin is on its way from the rookery across 2-3 kilometres of fast ice to get to the sea so it can bring back food for its chicks. The colony at Cape Adare is one of the biggest...
  16. Penguin Highway, Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae

    Penguin Highway, Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae

    Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, on the main Penguin Highway at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. These little guys go 2-3 kilometres to go fishing so they can feed their chicks. They have this long walk to get to the edge of the fast ice. Across the bay are multiple galciers slowly grinding...
  17. Juvenile Adelie Penguins Having an Argument, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Juvenile Adelie Penguins Having an Argument, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Non-breeding juvenile Adelie Penguins practice building nests with the beach pebbles, then have arguments as they try to steal each other's pebbles. Notice that they have their crests up - a sure sign that they are agro!!! The adults around about take no notice of the teenagers exploratory...
  18. Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, Walking

    Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, Walking

    Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, walking on the fast ice at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. This little penguin is on its way from the rookery across 2-3 kilometres of fast ice to get to the sea so it can bring back food for its chicks. The colony at Cape Adare is one of the biggest Adelie...
  19. Adelie Penguin Rookery, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Adelie Penguin Rookery, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, on the pebb le beach at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. The colony at Cape Adare is one of the biggest Adelie colonies in the Antarctica.
  20. Adelie Penguin Portrait, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Adelie Penguin Portrait, Pygoscelis adeliae

    Portrait of an Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, on the fast ice at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. This little penguin is on its way from the rookery across 2-3 kilometres of fast ice to get to the sea so it can bring back food for its chicks. The colony at Cape Adare is one of the biggest...
  21. Emperor Penguin Chick Feeding, Antarctica

    Emperor Penguin Chick Feeding, Antarctica

    Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, feeding. On the sea ice at Cape Washington, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Most of these penguins (colony of 300,000) have never seen a human before and they are quite fearless. Expedition rules in the Antarctica are that visitors must stay at least 4.5m (15ft)...
  22. Emperor Penguin Feeding Sequence, Aptenodytes forsteri

    Emperor Penguin Feeding Sequence, Aptenodytes forsteri

    Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, feeding sequence: Left, chick begging; middle and right, adult regurgitating and chick taking food. On the sea ice at Cape Washington, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Most of these penguins (colony of 300,000) have never seen a human before and they are quite...
  23. Colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    Colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus

    Colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin, on the sand at Boulder Beach. Visitor viewing platform can be seen in the background. South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3...
  24. 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.
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