Õuevares, Corvus splendens zugmayeri

Ilmselt maailma kõige igavama nimega lind - õuevares - Khor Ad Daharizi looduskaitsealal, Omaanis.

Probably the bird with the most boring name in the world – the House Crow – at the Khor Ad Dahariz Nature Reserve in Oman.

Väiketüll, Charadrius dubius curonicus

Kui eelmine pilt oli liivatüllist, siis siia võrdluseks ka väiketülli foto. Kõige paremini eristab neid just kollase silmarõnga järgi, mis liivatüllil puudub. Pilt sai tehtud Kihnu saarel.

While the previous photo showed a common ringed plover, here's a little ringed plover for comparison. The clearest way to tell them apart is the yellow eye-ring, which the common ringed plover lacks. This photo was taken on Kihnu Island, Estonia.

Liivatüll, Charadrius hiaticula

Liivatüll Ottenby looduskaitsealal, Ölandi saarel, Rootsis. 

A Common Ringed Plover in Ottenby Nature Reserve, Öland island, Sweden.

Tume-maasirk, Geospiza fortis

Tume-maasirk on seemnetoiduline lind, kes elutseb Galápagose saartel ning kuulub Darwini kuulsate vintide hulka. Tugeva, koonusekujulise nokaga suudab ta purustada seemneid, kuid vajadusel toitub ka putukatest. Just Darwini vintide (sirkide?) noka suuruse ja kuju erinevused on aidanud teadlastel mõista, kuidas looduslik valik viib evolutsioonini muutuvate keskkonnatingimuste tagajärjel. Foto sai tehtud Santa Cruzi saarel, Galápagose saarestikus, Ecuadoris.

The Medium Ground-Finch is a seed-eating bird native to the Galápagos Islands and is one of Darwin's famous finches. It uses its strong, conical bill to crack seeds, although it also feeds on insects. Differences in bill size and shape of the Darwin finches have helped scientists understand how natural selection drives evolution in response to changing environmental conditions. This photo was taken on Santa Cruz Island, in the Galápagos archipelago, Ecuador.

Mudatilder, Tringa glareola

Mudatilder võimsal adruvallil Kihnu saare rannal.

Wood Sandpiper on a massive seaweed bank on the shore of Kihnu Island, Estonia.

Ida-kivisiirak, Monticola solitarius philippensis

Kaunis Ida-kivisiirak mitte nii kaunil raudõrrel. Nagasaki, Kyushu saar, Jaapan.

A beautiful Eastern Blue Rock-thrush on a not-so-beautiful metal perch. Nagasaki, Kyushu Island, Japan.

Mahau väin, Mahau strait

Maaliline Mahau väin Cullen Pointi vaatekohast nähtuna. Marlborough Sounds, Uus-Meremaa. 

Scenic Mahau Sound as seen from the Cullen Point Lookout, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.

Ristpart, Tadorna tadorna

Ristpart Kihnu saarel.

Common Shelduck on Kihnu Island, Estonia.

Taivani vilevädrak, Trochalopteron morrisonianum

Endeemne Taivani vilevädrak Alishani rahvuspargis, Taiwanis.

Endemic White-whiskered Laughingthrush in Alishan National Park, Taiwan.

Hallhani, Anser anser

Hallhaned varahommikusel heinamaal Ottenby looduskaitsealal, Ölandi saarel, Rootsis.

Greylag geese on an early morning meadow in the Ottenby Nature Reserve, on the island of Öland, Sweden.

Pugal-karravong, Strepera graculina

Kullipilk. Tegelikult küll pugal-karravongi pilk Lamingtoni rahvuspargis, Austraalias.

A piercing gaze in the wild — a Pied Currawong in Lamington National Park, Australia.