Haliaeetus leucogaster With a wingspan of up to 2.2m, the White- bellied Sea Eagle is a large diurnal bird of prey. It is also known as White- breasted Sea Eagle. It is a resident bird and it is found from India and Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia to Australia and Papua New Guinea. It is mainly... Continue Reading →
Bearded Vultures (Adult and immature). Photographed in Spain. An aerial duelThe young challenging the oldThe law of nature. Haiku 825.
Dramatic Sunset. Photographed in Malta. The sky is burningHuman actions at it againAnnihilation. Haiku 824. No matter how much humans brag about our advances and development, reality exposes a totally different scenario. The current world situation is truly devastating, both in terms of destruction and loss of life in futile wars and the impact on... Continue Reading →
Falco naumanni Male. Photographed in Sicily, Italy. The Lesser Kestrel is a small falcon that breeds in the Mediterranean and across Afghanistan and Central Asia, to China and Mongolia. It is a summer migrant, wintering in Africa and Pakistan and sometimes even as far as India and Iraq. It is rare north of its breeding... Continue Reading →
Common Shelduck. Photographed in England. A colourful duckReflections in still waterBlending seamlessly. Haiku 823.
Ischnura genei The Island Bluetail is a small damselfly species distributed on some Mediterranean islands (e.g., Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Malta), where it replaces the slightly larger, Blue- tailed Damselfly (I. elegans). It is the only damselfly that breeds in the Maltese Islands. It is a species that is always found close to water, where... Continue Reading →
Hydrocoloeus minutus The Little Gull is the smallest gull species. It breeds in northern Europe and across the Palearctic with small colonies in southern Canada. It is a migratory species, going south to spend the winter along the coasts in western Europe, the Mediterranean and to a lesser extent, the northeast United States. It catches... Continue Reading →
Lesser Spotted Eagle. Photographed in Egypt. Wings spread wide openFlying over vast landscapesExploiting thermals. Haiku 822.
Thalassarche cauta The Shy Albatross, also known as Shy Mollymawk is a medium sized albatross found in the southern oceans. It breeds on three remote islands, off the coast of Tasmania, Australia, in the southern Indian Ocean. They wander off arriving as far as South Africa and also the Pacific coast of the United States.... Continue Reading →
Thalassarche melanophris The Black- browed Albatross is the commonest and most widespread of the albatrosses. It is circumpolar in the southern oceans, and it breeds on 12 islands throughout that range. It is a medium sized albatross, with a wingspan of 200 – 240cm and can live over 70 years. It feeds on fish, squid,... Continue Reading →
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