2013-04-30

Ökenstenskvätta - Oenanthe deserti - Desert Wheatear - Traquet du désert

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Ökenstenskvätta - Oenanthe deserti - Desert Wheatear - Traquet du désert
NF Photo 121112, Barrage Youssef Ibn Tachfin,  Morocco

 This is a female of the Desert Wheatear. They live in the desert. I think it is a brave bird sitting on that bush with all the needles. :)

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2013-04-20

Rödbena - Tringa totanus - Common Redshank - Chevalier gambette

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Rödbena - Tringa totanus - Common Redshank - Chevalier gambette
NF Photo 121112, Oued Massa Morocco

Well, I would not stake my reputation on the ID on this one. Waders are difficult and I did not see it up close. We have it on this days obs list so I guess it is right.

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2013-04-16

Större strandpipare - Charadrius hiaticula - Ringed Plover - Grand Gravelot

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 Större strandpipare  - Charadrius hiaticula - Ringed Plover - Grand Gravelot
NF Photo 121112, Oued Massa Morocco

Walking alone in the sand, a Ringed Plover in winter plumage. I did not recognice it until I realized it was winter plumage. We never see it like this where I live.

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2013-04-13

Storskarv - Phalacrocorax carbo - Great Cormorant - Grand Cormoran

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Storskarv - Phalacrocorax carbo - Great Cormorant - Grand Cormoran
NF Photo 121112, Oued Massa, Souss Massa, Morocco

A well known bird to most people I think. Here 4 of them sits on the sand bank. The location is the mouth of a river close to the Atlantic ocean.

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