The Eurasian wren is a very small insectivorous bird, and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae found in Eurasia and Africa (Maghreb). In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the wren. It has a very short tail which is often held erect, a short neck and a relative long thin bill. It is russet brown above, paler buff-brown below and has a cream buff supercilium. The sexes are alike. Early Birds Art Gallery
The Eurasian wren is a very small insectivorous bird, and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae found in Eurasia and Africa (Maghreb). In Anglophone Europe, it is commonly known simply as the wren. It has a very short tail which is often held erect, a short neck and a relative long thin bill. It is russet brown above, paler buff-brown below and has a cream buff supercilium. The sexes are alike. Early Birds Art Gallery
The Eurasian nuthatch or wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea) is a small passerine bird found throughout the Palearctic and in Europe. Like other nuthatches, it is a short-tailed bird with a long bill, blue-grey upperparts and a black eye-stripe. It is a vocal bird with a repeated loud dwip call.
Bronze sculpture of three sandpipers and a stilt on a wooden base. Early Birds Art Gallery
Atlantic Puffin, atlantische papegaaiduiker, Le macareux sculpté en bronze
a genus of birds from the Cuckoo family, as a young boy I was a fan of the cartoon character (a roadrunner) from the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons where the roadrunner used to graze the wolf.
Atlantic Puffin, atlantische papegaaiduiker, Le macareux sculpté en bronze
Grèbe huppé, futen, great crested grebe
Grèbe huppé, futen, great crested grebe
Cormorant
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2 kingfishers om palmleafs
Tuscan Hoopoe
Sword colibri
Woodland kingfisher on bronze palm leaf
Blue whistling thrush in bronze
Redshank in bronze
