Tags: in flight

Blue Swallow, Hirundo atrocaerulea, Stahlschwalbe

Blue Swallow,  Hirundo atrocaerulea, Stahlschwalbe
I saw this metallic blue Beauty when we drove down the Nile to our Lunch boat.After Lunch I couldn't resist and tried to get a shot.This is the Best I could come up with.Well, better than nothing.I's a Lifer for me and so, I'm most def. hap… more »
by NicoleB
2010-01-15. 17:17:43. 130 words, 842 views. Categories: Birdwatch, Passeriformes , 17 comments »Send a trackback »

Little acrobat

Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybridus, Weissbart Seeschwalbe
Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybridus, Weissbart Seeschwalbe
This little Beauty was giving me a flight show last Friday on the Golf course.It took me a while to find him in my books and my gallery.But I knew I had seen him (and IDed him) before.It amazes me, how far I did come in identifying birds.I wo… more »
by NicoleB
2009-11-22. 06:04:51. 120 words, 877 views. Categories: Birdwatch, Tern , 15 comments »Send a trackback »

Spur winged Plover Party

Spur-winged Plover, Spornkiebitz, Vanellus spinosus
Spur-winged Plover, Spornkiebitz, Vanellus spinosus
Spur-winged Plover, Spornkiebitz, Vanellus spinosus
Have you ever watched a flock of Spur winged Plovers?They are a Party bunch and noisy too when they Party.We saw these guys the last few weeks. You hear them, before you see them.Then they try to fly in formation, but usually one or two just th… more »
by NicoleB
2009-11-06. 06:52:36. 71 words, 1548 views. Categories: Plover , 19 comments »Send a trackback »

Hanging in there

steppe buzzard in flight, buteo buteo vulpinus, falkenbussard im flug
Like this (juvenile?) Steppe buzzard I am hanging in there.Bare with me."Only" about 100 more pics from the tournament to go through, edit and upload.They are a bit more work than I figured they would be.Thanks to the cloudy sky.But I won't… more »
by NicoleB
2009-10-26. 06:44:01. 82 words, 597 views. Categories: *Life - Leben, Birds, Egypt , 11 comments »Send a trackback »

Squacco Heron, Rallenreiher, Ardeola ralloides

Squacco Heron, Rallenreiher, Ardeola ralloides
We have a new visitor to the compound since last week.A fresh arrival from Europe I guess.It's a Squacco Heron (Rallenreiher, Ardeola ralloides)I was at first wondering, if it really is a Squacco Heron, since his plumage looks so differen… more »
by NicoleB
2009-10-15. 03:33:31. 97 words, 580 views. Categories: Birdwatch, Heron / Reiher , 19 comments »Send a trackback »

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