Sunday, November 28, 2010

Red Sea Craft And Preschool

juvenile Calidris alba Nemiña

Photos taken en el Puerto de Bares, Galicia. August 2010.











Friday, November 26, 2010

Can Ringworm Lay Dormant In Humans?

The Elizabethan

I have the privilege of sharing in this blog the wonderful pictures of Fernando Pereira, the wheatear isabel O. isabellina Nemiña on the beach, Finisterre. Thanks Fernando!





And for comparison, a northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe :



Wednesday, November 24, 2010

How Does Anestic Affect Heart

Homenaje a Mario Vargas Llosa at the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola

These days I participated in the tribute to the San Ignacio de Loyola University is paying the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa.

Let me share with you some images of what is turning out to this event. I hope you enjoy them.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Letters Asking For Contributions

Pay it

Hubert Garcia sent me this amazing picture of a parasite skua Stercorarius parasiticus of dark morph in the Guadalhorce (Málaga).


skuas I have no dating experience, but that white spot at the base of the peak could indicate that the bird is young. Thanks to Hubert for sending me this interesting photo.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Bugatti Veyron Engine Removal

Wheatear parasite in Malaga in Galicia

Ornithology has these things.

good friend Galician Xabi Varela, observed and photographed this wheatear on 2 November in Baldaio, his second home. At first it seemed strange, and hang the picture on his blog recently, the demigod of ornithology Daniel López Velasco, has argued in detail the true identity of the bird: a wheatear Oenanthe isabel isabellina that is the 3 rd record for Spain, if I remember correctly.

Oenanthe isabellina . Baldaio, Galicia. 3rd for Spain. Photo: Xabi Varela ©

I leave here the transcript of the reply message to Dani López Xabi . Enjoy this friends, is priceless:
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"... 1 - Structure: Although we have only one photo, the bird appears to be relatively large, robust, erect, with legs very, very long (more apartentemente longer than a northern wheatear, and that that is not the best position to evaluate), and a rather large head. This posture erect, and long-legged, is very typical isabellina and almost diagnosed.

2 º-Pico pretty big, long and robust, with a fairly steep and curved. In addition, longer peak in relation to northern wheatear Lords would be accentuated by black. In direct comparison with northern wheatear, that you said of the bill is quite clear, and clearly seen in the photo

3 º-primary projection rather short, shorter than o.oenanthe

4 º-Cola relatively short, but that. even so, projecting behind the primary (because these are also very short), which o.oenanthe. Therefore, the tip of the tail is quite off the ground, this was typical of isabellina,

5 º-general coloration pale very noticeable, which draws much attention and is one of the first things that makes them sound the alarm ....
There is a sandy color nearly uniform tops, with little details that contrast in the body.

6 º-EL Alula not look good for the posture of the bird, but we sense that is black, noting and contrasts sharply with the rest of the uppers and wing, sandy. The fall Wheatear marcadametne Alula also have dark, but because they are the centers of very black wing coverts, Alula feathers does not stand out much, unlike isabellina (which in this bird) This feature is very important to separate the two.

7 º "As I said in the previous point, almost no color contrast between the wings and back / mantle, because the centers of the cobs. this bird (both cobs. large and medium and small) are quite / very pale, giving the wing (except primary) uniformly very pale, very characteristic of isabellina. Wheatear There may seem somewhat pale, with brows isabellina type, but always centers coverts are very dark, contrasting much with pale edges, on the contrary that the bird in the photo. In general, the o.oenanthe the wing is darker than the back, and almost everything looks isabellina a similar color, which comes across very well in the photo of your critter.

8 º-Patron of the tertiary. Similar to the pattern of the coverts, the tertiary centers of the bug are contrasted the picture is not dark, but rather appear brownish, and do not include either much on the wing. Even ao.oenanthes In fall, centers cobs something paler than normal, the tertiary centers are usually always look very, very dark, contrasting a lot with pale edges, and too much contrast with the color of the mantle, in contrast to this bird . More importantly, the upper Tertiary has virtually nothing of the dark center, something almost isabelllina diagnosis! and that looks great in this position.

9 º "Very important too, the pattern of lighter superciliary supercilio.Lista (Whitish), evident and quite noticeable between the eye and beak, and much less marked, and colored sand, behind eye. There o.oenanthe with lists bastnte notorious white eyebrow, but in general, almost always the whitest area is behind the eye, and brownish area in front, in contrast to Isabel.

In this case also, the bird has a black list Loral very pronounced, suggesting that it is a male, and this list makes the eyebrow black above, white, highlight further .
So, to summarize, considering all these features, and even without seeing the exact pattern of the tail or bottom of the wings, in my opinion can be secured to one hundred percent, without any kind doubt that the bird is a Wheatear Isabel, probably male, the rest of wheatear, and above all a o.oenanthe totally discarded ... "
much

Friday, November 12, 2010

Difference Between Hollywood And Californian Wax

isabel Desalmados plovers

undesirable loose on the street. Sometimes I wonder who are the beasts, and who are thinking beings.

Returning Alcazar de San Juan, I stopped at a service station in the province of Toledo, and I found these two beautiful dogs wandering abandoned by the roadside of the highway service road, risking their life and that of drivers.

And all because of the mindless savages who abandoned them when they were no longer hunting últiles for his outbursts. I'm not saying not to end up stronger words. Here is the testimony.



Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Jack Jack Incredibles Family Costumes



Hello friends. I've finally taken the time to hang the pictures I took at La Mancha on 2 October. I used to make comparisons among the three most common species of plovers on the peninsula. I hope you find them useful.

Plover - Charadrius dubius - Little Ringed Plover


Adult. In awkward postures, eye ring and long body are useful identifying features.


The photo above shows the white stripe in the greater coverts, which is quite visible in flight.


Adult birds (above) are distinguished by faint edges of the feathers, the eye ring and yellow ocher black shape at the chest and head. Pectoral ring of intense negotiations and mask facial are also indicative of an adult bird.

Juveniles have more dilute facial expression, with earthy tones scattered on the face and sharp edges on feathers.







Kentish plover - Charadrius alexandrinus - Kentish Plover


The plover is always a more pale ocher (a brown straw), than black legs and chest ring incomplete in all plumages.



Of the three species, is showing a greater relative size of the eye. From a distance it looks stubborn, with an eye to its enormous size.



always has the front very clear ...



ringed plover - Charadrius hiaticula - Ringed Plover


Youth. The most robust and belly of the three, is distinctive in plumage player, but in other feathers can be confused with the guy.


has little white on his forehead, and eyebrow irregular, ending diffusely near the neck. Pectoral ring is very thick in all plumages, and narrows at the center of the chest.


These photos tell it looks chubby and plump of these juveniles.



Note the blackish tones (rather than brown) of the pectoral band, face mask and the sharp edge of the facial Traits in this individual. Could it be an adult?



Up and down, youth anal area showing quite marked. This suggests a recent arrival in northern Europe (almost certainly the Waddensee), with a fat level is still low by the migratory flight.