I don't have a picture of a golden eagle in front of the German flag, but I do have a picture of a buzzard in front of the Deutsche Bank.
Mäusebussard (buzzard) an der Theodor-Heuss-Straße, Stuttgart-Mitte.
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BOTD: White-tailed Nightjar
Photo: Chris Harrison
"This rather long-tailed nightjar is found in open grassy or shrubby habitats from Costa Rica across much of northern South America. Both sexes show a distinctive buffy nape. Males have extensive white in the tail, especially visible in flight. Strictly nocturnal; single individuals are most often seen sitting on the ground at night, sallying up to catch flying insects. Listen for the song, which begins with a sharp 'pik' note, followed by a longer whistled 'seeeee,' ascending and then descending."
- eBird
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Guardian and the Dreamer
“A tranquil duo: one vigilant, the other in blissful slumber." - Copilot
These are two mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) that I saw a week or so ago, before all the trees started popping out leaves.
'A graceful, slender-tailed, small-headed dove that’s common across the continent. Mourning Doves perch on telephone wires and forage for seeds on the ground; their flight is fast and bullet straight. Their soft, drawn-out calls sound like laments. When taking off, their wings make a sharp whistling or whinnying. Mourning Doves are the most frequently hunted species in North America.' - allaboutbirds.org
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Rare bird sighting - Leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk
omnitrigger
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A Great Blue Heron just hanging out and watching all the photographers. These birds always amaze me. Their size and gracefulness either while standing of flying.
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It's just an illusion. Schwanzmeise only exists in your mind.
Schwanzmeise (long-tailed tit) im Büsnauer Wiesental, Vaihingen.
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I was trying to photograph a pair of water rail when these two idiots decided to start slapping the crap out of each other
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In this environment, you no longer understand your own screaming
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BOTD: Slaty Vireo
Photo: Michael Woodruff
"Handsome but often elusive small vireo of brushy woodlands, tangled thickets, and forest edges in highlands and foothills; endemic to southwestern Mexico. Tends to stay hidden, usually rather low within vegetation, and does not join mixed-species flocks. Moves sluggishly, holding its tail cocked and making short sallies for fruit and insects."
- eBird
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