Black-winged Stilts - Cavalieri d'Italia

Black-winged Stilt - Cavaliere d'Italia (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt with the prey - Cavaliere d'Italia con la preda. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

June is a month of great excitement for the Black-winged Stilts. There are many newborns and still a few couples are brooding the nest.

Young people will have to be ready by the end of August to undertake the long journey to Sub-Saharan Africa, where they will go to winter.

Black-winged Stilts, chicks - Pulcini di Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Black-winged Stilt on the nest - Cavaliere d'Italia sul nido. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Black-winged Stilt - Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Black-winged Stilts, chick - Pulcino di Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Little Egret- Garzetta. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Black-winged Stilt - Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Black-winged Stilts, chicks - Pulcini di Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Black-winged Stilt - Cavaliere d'Italia. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

Crusca. Querciola Pond, Tuscany, June 2020

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Dabbling Ducks in March 2020

Shoveler - Mestolone (Spatula clypeata) Garganey - Marzaiola (Spatula querquerdula) Teal - Alzavola (Anas crecca) Mallard - Germano reale (Anas platyrhynchos) ... and a "find the intruder" test: answer to the picture without id. Northern Shoveler (male) - Maschio di Mestolone. Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, March 2020 In early march it's possible to observe several species of dabbling ducks in Tuscany. They are surface feeding small to large sized ducks in ponds and shallow water lakes, and in rivers too. Most of them are migratory species, but it's possible that many specimens have both sedentary and migratory habits. Nevertheless in march arrive the garganeys from the South (explaining the vulgar Italian name of ' marzaiola ') and most of the teals, as winter visitors, are now preparing to leave towards the North Europe. There are many Shovelers in this period. Garganeys, Teals, Shovelers and Mallard -

Other songbirds of the Querciola Pond (Sesto, Tuscany)

All seasons are good for scanning the bush for seasonal visitors Bluethroat, male - Pettazzurro maschio. Cavalieri pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto, Tuscany. October 2021 Bluethroat, female - Pettazzurro femmina. Cavalieri pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto, Tuscany. October 2021 Bluethroat, male: the same subject of the first picture - Pettazzurro maschio. Cavalieri pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto, Tuscany. October 2021 Sedge warbler - Forapaglie. Querciola pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto, Tuscany. April 2021 Sedge warbler - Forapaglie. Querciola pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto, Tuscany. April 2021 Pied flycatcher - Balia nera. Querciola area. Parco della Piana di Sesto, Tuscany, May 2021 Pied flycatcher - Balia nera. Querciola area. Parco della Piana di Sesto, Tuscany, May 2021 White wagtail - Ballerina bianca. Querciola pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto. August 2021 Robin - Pettirosso. Querciola Pond, Parco della Piana di Sesto, Tuscany, November 2021 Robin - Pettirosso. Querciol

Robin

European robin - Pettirosso (Erithacus rubecula) European robin - Pettirosso. Parco della Piana di Sesto. December 2018. The European robin ( Erithacus rubecula ) was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family ( Turdidae ) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher ( Muscicapidae ) . It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north. (after wikipedia ) Il pettirosso ( Erithacus rubecula ) classificato in precedenza come membro della famiglia Turdidae , adesso è considerato un pigliamosche del Vecchio Mondo ( Muscicapidae ). Presente in tutta Europa, in Siberia occidentale e in Nord Africa; è sedentario nella maggior parte dell'areale, tranne nell'estremo nord. European robin - Pettirosso. Parco della Piana di Sesto. November 2018. see also inaturalist.org , encyclopedia of life and LIPU European robin - Pettirosso. Parco della Pian

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