Here I can show You a water loving bird !
Here I can show You a water loving bird !
Looks like a Redshank Dig.*Tringa totanus
yes it is, redleg in Swedish
Rödbena Tringa totanus
For the next one I did choose a not too sharp picture.
It would be too easy if it was a good picture
Still not a problem I think
Well it's an Eagle of some sort dig, possibly an Osprey - Pandion haliaetus ?
An eagle it is, the biggest we have here in Sweden
Osprey is a good guess but not right spot on
Golden eagle - Aquila chrysaetos?
Not really, this is the sea version
Havsörn Haliaeetus albicilla
and now we are back to small birds again
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris ?
Last edited by Chocky; 05-11-2008 at 05:38 PM. Reason: Spelling
Yes it is
We call it : Berglärka Eremophila alpestris
Meaning Mountain lark, so You see it at the shore and we in the highlands
Here You can pick anyone of Your choice
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis ?
No, not really
Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis ?
Also a White-fronted Goose in the centre background.
Pete.
Originally Posted by Merlin
Can I have the Latin name, please ?
So far You all have been wrong but, perhaps, this is what I am looking for ?.gif "Big Grin")
White-fronted Goose/geese- Anser albifrons ?
Anser albifrons / Anser lavirostris for the one in the middle, the others are Branta leucopsis from Svalbard.
Bläsgås Anser albifrons
Yes, good find
This time I´m asking for the white creature
The other one is well knowned even up here
LOL, damn, I new the big one.
The little fellow is a Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis, Beryl managed to photograph one just recently.
Cattle Egret- Bubulcus ibis.
http://www.thamesvalleybirds.co.uk/b...lcus-ibis.html
The large animal may be a Hereford
Last edited by Chocky; 07-11-2008 at 06:38 PM.
Kohäger Bubulcus ibis
A nice picture, was it not ?
I was searching for a Longhorn but Hereford would do
This next one is a beautiful bird.
A not too common visitor to our shores, but a couple were spotted last year, it is of course a Hoopoe - Upupa epops
Used to be resident in Sweden until the 1920s.
Still rather common here
Härfågel Upupa epops
Very good looking bird !
I know it was too easy, next will be a harder nut to crack (I hope)
Still an easy bird, but it is so beautiful so I just have to post it !
Hmm, think it is too hard if I don´t post the bird
Ahh, that there be a Waxwing Dig.
Stunning bird which i have yet to see.
It´s called Sidensvans in Swedish. A nice bird indeed
Here is another beauty !
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus ?
Beautiful bird
Skäggmes Panurus biarmicus
Yet another one I am yet to spot.
Me too. They are really lovely Probably because my favorite colour is blue
Glad You like my birds
This one will be a hard nut to crack, I am sure
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor ?
Or
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor ?
Last edited by Chocky; 10-11-2008 at 09:45 PM.
I thought that initially (Great Grey Shrike), but thought it had too much black under its chin.
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
I'm going for a second ID on this 'digdeep'......Desert Wheatear Oenanthe desterti
Pete.
Last edited by Merlin; 10-11-2008 at 10:40 PM.
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