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  1. MaxesTaxes

    CanadaXBarnacle hybrid? Clingendael, NL

    Hi all, I was looking back through some old photos of mine and found this one. Taken in Clingendael, The Hague, Netherlands on December 26th 2021. It was in a flock of Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis). Is this a Canada Goose X Barnacle Goose hybrid? It looks quite a bit like a Cackling Goose...
  2. MaxesTaxes

    Falcons from the Aeolian islands

    Hi all, I had a lovely time in Sicily (Italy) a couple weeks ago and was namely able to add a couple lifers to my ever-growing list. I am however struggling with identifying these falcons, especially the first one (the blurry photos don't help, sorry for that). Both were spotted from the deck...
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    • aeolian islands falco falco eleonora falco peregrinus falco subbuteo falcon italy stromboli
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
  3. MaxesTaxes

    Wagtail/Pipit from Netherlands

    Hi everyone, Having a hard time identifying this juvenile(?) wagtail/pipit I saw yesterday at Driemanspolder, Zoetermeer, Netherlands. I feel like it looks like a weird cross between a White Wagtail (Motacilla alba), a Western Yellow Wagtail (M. flava), and a Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)...
  4. MaxesTaxes

    Small wader from Netherlands - Green Sandpiper?

    Hi everyone, I saw this bird yesterday at the Nieuwe Driemanspolder in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. Am I right in thinking this is a Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)? (There's also a Common Redshank in the first photo, and a Little Ringed Plover in the second - I left them in the crop as size...
  5. MaxesTaxes

    Prairie Falcon? Devil's Tower, WY

    Hi everyone, Could this be a Prairie Falcon? I remember it having a rather Peregrine-like behavior (judging from my encounters with them in the UK) but the color on this bird seems a bit too brown for Peregrine in my opinion. Spotted at Devil's Tower, WY, USA on the 18th of July. Both species...
  6. MaxesTaxes

    Juv/Female American Redstart? From Spearfish Canyon SD

    Hi everyone, Saw this ruffled little bird at Spearfish Canyon in South Dakota last summer (16th July). My best guess at the moment is that it's a juvenile (/female) American Redstart, but I wanted some confirmation before writing that down. I feel like it could also maybe be a flycatcher of...
  7. MaxesTaxes

    Black bird in Sylvan Lake, SD, USA

    Hi everyone, I'm looking through my photos from last summer in the central US - this bird I'm having trouble identifying. I'm using Merlin and the Sibley Birds West book, and my closest match for now is a female Brewer's Blackbird but I'm not totally convinced (partly because the species is...
  8. MaxesTaxes

    Juvenile gull from Camargue, France

    I saw this juvenile gull in the Camargue, France, on the 5th of August this year. The bill seems too long and slender to me for Larus or Med gull, but the plumage doesn't seem to fit black-headed or slender-billed gull. So I must be wrong in one of my assumptions... What do you guys think this...
  9. MaxesTaxes

    Juvenile robins? Veluwe Netherlands

    Hi everyone, Is this a juvenile european robin? Or another small passerine? They are the size of adult robins, and spotted in the National Park of the Hoge Veluwe (Netherlands) last week. I imagine identifying juvenile passerines is probably difficult but I was curious if anyone here has any...
  10. MaxesTaxes

    Garden warbler? Veluwe Netherlands

    Hi everyone, I saw this bird last week in the National Park of the Hoge Veluwe (Netherlands), more specifically in the outdoor sculpture museum (in the photos it is actually standing on a sculpture). The lack of any distinct features makes me think this is a garden warbler; however I haven't...
  11. MaxesTaxes

    Small wader bird - NL

    Hi everyone, I saw this cute wader on the Zandmotor beach in the Netherlands a few days ago (2nd of April). My best ID right now is Dunlin, Calidris alpina, mainly due to the black rump (see blurry in flight photo). However, I find that its plumage is not brown enough for summer plumage, and...
  12. MaxesTaxes

    Pluvialis from Cape Verde

    Hi everyone, I'm having a hard time identifying these plovers seen on Sal in Cape Verde. I think they're in the Pluvialis genus, but I have no idea which species it may be. It's probably either P. squatarola or P. dominica, but P. apricaria and P. fulva are possible (though less likely than the...
  13. MaxesTaxes

    Warblers (?) from Sal, Cape Verde

    Hi everyone, I saw this bird on the island of Sal in Cape Verde and am having a hard time IDing it. Using this Wikipedia list, I've narrowed it down to these potential species: Luscinia megarhynchos (common nightingale) Curruca deserti (African desert warbler) Iduna calligata (booted warbler)...
  14. MaxesTaxes

    Waterfowl from Vogelplas Starrevaart, Netherlands

    Hi everyone, Here are a few different duck/waterfowl species I photographed in mid-August in the Vogelplas Starrevaart (Netherlands) where I'd like to ask for or confirm my IDs on. The area is known for its high diversity of bird species. I believe it's likely that I was maybe in the "eclipse"...
  15. MaxesTaxes

    Which crow picture do you like best?

    Hi everyone, I'm not sure whether this is the right subforum to post this in (or whether posts like this are allowed/encouraged), so if not then the mods can feel free to take whatever action is necessary. Anyways I'm looking for some feedback on these crow photos that I took recently. All of...
  16. MaxesTaxes

    Small fluffy passerine bird from the Netherlands

    Hey guys, I saw this small passerine bird yesterday on the edge of some woods in The Hague, Netherlands. I've seen it quite a few times before, but this is the first time I actually managed to get it on camera as it tends to never stand still. I am very unsure of what species it is. The closest...
  17. MaxesTaxes

    Flying geese in the Netherlands

    Hi guys, Here are some geese flying in formation over the beach of the Wassenaarse Slag in the Netherlands. The photo was taken on the 9th of January this year (the second photo is just a cropped version of the first one). I'm really not sure that the photos are good enough to make out any...
  18. MaxesTaxes

    Larus gull from Wassenaarse Slag, Netherlands

    Hey guys, I photographed this gull in January (2021) at the beach of the Wassenaarse Slag in the Netherlands. I believe it is a juvenile Larus gull, however I am having a hard time figuring out which species it belongs to. My current best guess is Larus argentatus, but if you tell me it's a L...
  19. MaxesTaxes

    Hello from the Netherlands/UK!

    Hi everyone! My name is Max, and I'm from the Netherlands but also spend a lot of time in the UK as a student. I am actually a very keen palaeontologist, both by hobby (I've been fossil hunting for over 9 years now), and since September by study too. However, despite my main passion being about...
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    • netherlands palaeontology photography united kingdom
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Say Hello
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