Species photographed
1. pygmy nuthatch
2. red-whiskered bulbul
3. European starling
4. blue and white swallow
5. gray-breasted martin
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| blue and white swallow or andorinha,
Avaré, São Paulo, Brazil, 2008. |
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pygmy nuthatch, Cortez, CO, USA, 2007.
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| red-whiskered bulbul, Kendall, FL, USA, 2008.
During a hurricane, red-whiskered bulbuls from a breeder in
Kendall. They established small but stable population in
Kendall,
but they have never spread into any other part of the city or to other
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gray-breasted martine, Taboquinhas, Bahia,
Brazil, 2008.
Upon arriving in Taboquinhas to go white water rafting, I had about 5
minutes to take pictures, but rain destroyed any ambitions to wander
out in pursuit of animals. I did, however, take this picture from the
door. |
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| red-whiskered bulbul, Kendall, FL, USA, 2008. |
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European starling,
Santa Barbara, CA, 2008.
They appear to have spots because the tips of each feather has a light
dot on them. By early spring, these dots wear off as the tips
of the feathers
become tattered, leaving a blacker and shinier-looking bird. I
always thought
that the blacker bird was the nicer one, but it turns out to be the
more
worn plummage.
While the Isoscapes 2008 conference, I was taking a walk and saw these
2 starlings. I knew that I had never taken a picture starlings because
they are not what I would call my favorite bird. I have come to dispise
them, but I figure that I at least need one picture of them. |
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