Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, medium-sized stocky wader, slightly decurved bill streaks on head and neck, scaly back with white and rusty marks, breed in high Arctic, most winter on rocky coasts, but some found on piers, breakwaters, on traditional wintering spots
Description
Close up of this tame wader that overwinters in the UK.
Wonderful Autumn colours 2008 Green Park color red green gold golden painted weather seasonal season winter change climate red green gold brown nature England Mayfair Green Park London September walk walking sunset late afternoon
Cute Robin perched on branch; Birds, Snow scene; Heaviest snowfall in London for many years, freak weather event. 2nd. February, 2009, winter, wintry, cold, freezing, London; England; UK; Europe; Red-breast, Rouge-gorge, vertical image Copyright Keith Erskine 2009
Description
Robin perched on small branch after heavy snowfall, London, England, UK, Europe
Autumnal branches of a plain tree. Colour color green yellow blue sky skies leaf leaves branch branches trunk up upward bark summer autumn June July August September fall
green throated hummingbird, green throated carib, eulampis holosericeus, red manjack, cordia nitida, Indian cherry, wild, saint lucia, st lucia, castries, west indies, wi, Caribbean, eco tourism, rain forest, feeding, extended tongue, wing beat
Description
Green-throated carib feeding from red manjack flowers, St Lucia
crowned crane colourful declining wary red crown with black and white on head and neck grey vegetarian leaves roots fruit Aves Gruiformes Gruidae Balearica regulorum gibbericeps east African crowned crane Democratic Republic of Congo Uganda Kenya central Tanzania black yellow slate grey bird long legs golden bristles chestnut scarlet lappet dances Gruiformes Gruidae Balearica pavonina
Long Eared Owl on a Log. This photo shows this small owl in winter sunlight. The image was taken late in the afternoon. This bird in this photo is native to the United Kingdom and hunts small mammals
Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, small neat sea duck, black, white, grey, long pointed central tail feathers, small black and pink beak, dives deep to feed on mollusca, crustaceans, reflections, winters on coastal waters, often large flocks, mainly on eastern coasts from Scotland south to Norfolk
crowned crane colourful declining wary red crown with black and white on head and neck grey vegetarian leaves roots fruit Aves Gruiformes Gruidae Balearica regulorum gibbericeps east African crowned crane Democratic Republic of Congo Uganda Kenya central Tanzania black yellow slate grey bird long legs golden bristles chestnut scarlet lappet dances Gruiformes Gruidae Balearica pavonina bird
Magpie Perched Perching Black and White Bird Native Australian Australia Australasia Tree White Cedar Green Leaves Dead Dry Brown Beady Eye Sharp Pointed Beak Foot Claw Tail Feathers Male Gymnorhina Tibicen White Back Backed Flute Bird Long Bill Billed Organ Bird Piper Piping Shrike Crow Shrike Singing White Crown Varied Crow-Shrike Western
European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis, Adult, red face, gold wing bar, sharp pointed pink beak, black and white head, seed feeder, thistles, comes to bird feeders, garden, niger seed, flocks in winter, on snow laden branch, Fairburn Ings RSPB Reserve, Yorkshire
Description
A close up of this attractive species on a snow covered Hawthorn branch, a typical winter scene.
Beaver, Castor canadensis, twigs, branch, food, collecting in autumn, water, swimming, ripples, store, lodge, round ears, small dark, eye, long brown fur, Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada
Description
A beaver carrying a branch on the surface of a lake to store in its lodge for the oncoming winter.
Pair Of Mallard Ducks Swimming With Autumn Colours Reflected In River Rippling Water Brilliant Colourful Yellows Greens Browns Mixed Weeping Willow Trees At Waters Edge Overhanging Autumnal Scenery Reflections Abstract Design River Cam Cambridge Rippled Wobbly Image
