Svart rödstjärt - Phoenicurus ochruros - Black Redstart - Rougequeue noir

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  ouch, faster then me :)

 

Svart rödstjärt, hona - Phoenicurus ochruros - Black Redstart, female - Rougequeue noir

NF Photo 121114,  Oued Fatma, south of  Tan Tan Plage,  Morocco

I was delighted to see the black Redstart in Morocco. I have only seen it twice in Sweden and only for short moments. Now I had a good look at this female.

About Black Redstart on wiki
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Storskarv - Phalacrocorax lucidus maroccanus - Great Cormorant - Grand Cormoran

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Storskarv - Phalacrocorax lucidus maroccanus - Great Cormorant (Moroccan) - Grand Cormoran 

NF Photo 121114,  south of  Tan Tan Plage, Oued Ouaar, Morocco

From what I can see on this image this is the Moroccan Cormorant. Seen from quite a distance.

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Look out

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Gulls
NF Photo 121114,   Morocco

OK, I admit, not much of a bird shot. But I kind of like it.  Hope you do too. :)

Behind the dune is the Atlantic Ocean

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Little Egret and Grey heron

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Silkeshäger - Egretta garzetta - Little Egret - Aigrette garzette

Gråhäger - Ardea cinerea - Grey heron - Héron cendré 

NF Photo 121114,  Morocco

Strange to see them in such a dry country. But they seem to thrive.


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Svart stenskvätta - Oenanthe leucura - Black Wheatear - Traquet rieur

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Svart stenskvätta - Oenanthe leucura - Black Wheatear - Traquet rieur 

NF Photo 121114,  south of Tan Tan plage,  Morocco

This wheathear is all black except for the underpart and tail. They seem to like the desert and bare rocks.

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Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus - Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopteriformes

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Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus - Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopteriformes 

NF Photo 121114,  South of TanTan Plage, Morocco

A gorgeous sight with the Flamingos, and gulls, at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Strandskata - Haematopus ostralegus - Eurasian Oystercatcher - Huîtrier pie

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 Strandskata - Haematopus ostralegus - Eurasian Oystercatcher - Huîtrier pie

NF Photo 121114,  south of Tan Tan Plage,  Morocco

This was early morning and we stood on a cliff with the Atlantic ocean below us. A few birds walking on the shore. Too far away really. Needed a tube to even see them. But there was some oystercatchers. A new species for the trip. There is one on the documentary shot that I took through the tube.

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Ökenstenskvätta - Oenanthe deserti - Desert Wheatear - Traquet du désert

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Ökenstenskvätta - Oenanthe deserti - Desert Wheatear - Traquet du désert 

NF Photo 121113,  Lärkslätten, Morocco

A beautiful female sitting on the thorny bush a long while. Never minding a bunch of Swedes closing in. There was not much bugs or flies for her to capture. People said that´s why there are so few birds in the area. And even lesser no of raptors.

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Gråsparv - Passer domesticus - House Sparrow - Moineau domestique

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Gråsparv - Passer domesticus - House Sparrow - Moineau domestique

NF Photo 121113,  lärkslätten. Morocco

This couple of House Sparrow also seem to thrive in the Moroccan desert. A very adaptive species.

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