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The site is still being updated. Nature and Wildlife Photography Nikos Petrou. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Below you will find some links related to my work and the protection of nature. CONTACT Nikos G. Petrou. Nature and Wildlife photographer. Tel: 30 2107219279 Address: Str. 2 Papadiamantopoulou 16 126 Athens Greece. Developed by stinpriza.org. Τα περιεχόμενα του http:/ biodiv.gr, διανέμονται υπό την άδεια Creative Commons 3.0.
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Saddle-Billed Stork | Birdwatching
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150 cm high. The male is larger and heavier than the female. Iridescent black head, neck, back, wings, and tail. White body and primaries. Yellow frontal shield (the saddle ). Black legs and feet. Pink “knees”. Female has a yellow iris. Male iris is brown, small yellow wattles at base of bill. Dams and large river courses, flood plains, wetlands and swamps. Sedentary but nomadic during drought. Found singly or in pairs. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. When not on tou...
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Adaptations | Birdwatching
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Namibian Birds, their challenges and how they over come them. Birds, and indeed any living organism, must have a range of adaptations to survive their given environment. Dry environments present distinct challenges and make it an interesting subject matter to ponder while birding in Namibia. Despite the challenges, these dry areas are truly full of life. The birding doesn’t compare in numbers with wetter areas, but the birds that are found here have had to overcome some significant obstacles. If you live...
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Interesting Newsletters relating to the conservation of birds in Namibia | Birdwatching
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Interesting Newsletters relating to the conservation of birds in Namibia. On this page we keep an updated list of interesting birding related newsletters from organizations in Namibia. Currently they are all produced in pfd file format. If you do not have a pdf reader, you can download one from here – the Adobe Reader. If you have an interest in visiting Namibia, it is really worth having a look at a number of the articles in these newsletters. They really contain interesting information. We bring furthe...
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Birding and bird related conservation efforts in Namibia | Birdwatching
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Birding and bird related conservation efforts in Namibia. 30th Anniversary of the Bird Counts in Walvis Bay. Thirty years and still counting – The history of bird counts in Walvis Bay ( download. Please download our Bird Count for this winter:. July 2014 Wetlands Bird Count Walvis Bay RAMSAR Site ( download. July 2014 Wetlands Bird Count Walvis Bay Sewage Ponds Site ( download. July 2011 Bird Count in Walvis Bay RAMSAR Site ( download. July 2011 Bird Count in the Sewage Ponds Site ( download. NACOMA (the...
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Coraciiformes | Bird Order | Birdwatching
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Identification: 16 cm Green upper parts Yellow throat Black gorget Brown upper breast fading towards ochre on the belly Wings . Read more. Identification: The Southern Ground Hornbill is a large bird; at 90 to 129 cm (36 to 51 in) long and . Read more. Identification: 48 to 60 cm Long yellow beak Male has a casque Bare red skin around eyes and malar stripe . Read more. Birdwatching.com.na is a Namibian birding website, owned by Neil Macleod. Neil runs SafariWise Namibia, a tour company specia...Neil is t...
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Ciconiidae | Bird Family | Birdwatching
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Identification: 150 cm high. The male is larger and heavier than the female Iridescent black head, neck, back, wings, and . Read more. Birdwatching.com.na is a Namibian birding website, owned by Neil Macleod. Neil runs SafariWise Namibia, a tour company specializing in birding tours as well as doing other specialist tours including photographic trips. Neil is a top class naturalist and still conducts many of the tours himself. Neil is the author of "An experts guide to finding the animals in Etosha".
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Passeridae | Bird Family | Birdwatching
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Identification: Length 14-16 cm, mass 20-38 g. Adult male: Head black with broad white semicircles from behind eyes to side . Read more. Identification: Length 14 cm, mass 24-32 g. Adult: Lores, base of bill and throat patch black; flanks with black scales; . Read more. Neil is the author of "An experts guide to finding the animals in Etosha". ISBN 9789991657370 (Namibia) and ISBN 9783933117854 (Europe). When not on tour, Neil lives in Swakopmund with his family, where Safari Wise Namibia is based.
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Cape Sparrow | Birdwatching
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Length 14-16 cm, mass 20-38 g. Adult male: Head black with broad white semicircles from behind eyes to side of throat. Nape and mantle greyish, merging into rufous or chestnut back and rump. Adult female: Similar to the male, but with a grey and white head. The Cape sparrow lives in dry areas of southern Africa like the arid and semi-arid savanna, dry woodland along drainage lines and seasonal watercourses; also croplands, plantations and copses of alien trees, parks and gardens. Camera: Canon EOS 7D.