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The photos of the common linnet, which are presented here, were taken in allotment gardens. Especially males in their breeding plumage look showy, with their chests blood-red. Outside the breeding season they are colored various shades of brown. They are a little smaller than sparrows. The bird’s body mass is almost 20 g, with a wingspan of little more than 20 cm.
Last minute news 06/2017
I took several pictures of the common Linnet, which were a excuse for the reconstruction of the gallery, which is still waiting for better photos...

Common Merganser or a Goosander is a species of a water bird, from a family of ducks. Unfortunatley, in Poland small and hard to photograph. Estimated population is smaller than 1000 couples, even less than of a Black Stork or an Eurasian Curlew. Wingspan of a Merganser does not exceed 1 meter and weight is less than 2 kilograms. Let's hope it will change, regarding their fertility. Upon Warta I have photgraphed a female with 8 ducklings, swimming in the middle of the river. So, maybe it will become more popular species in our country.

A beautiful water bird of the Rallidae family. I’ve had a chance to watch it a few times in its natural habitat, while photographing the water rail and attempting to photograph the little crake. Unfortunately the pictures of this species in my gallery don’t reflect all this bird deserves. As the population of moorhens in Poland is quite some and you can see this bird every now and then, I think that this gallery will soon be changed. The weight of the common moorhen can be up to 0.5 kg, with a wingspan of about 50 cm.

The extent of the Common Myna’s residence is quite broad. I was able to watch it in Australia, New Zealand and Dubai. In New Zealand they were probably in the greatest number and they could be found along roads. While passing I could see large flocks which were feeding at the road between fields. Unfortunately these observations did not end up with pictures. During the morning walks at dawn I saw them on the lawns and streets, in city parks. The pictures presented here were taken at that time.

There is a trough running between two fields and there is a small wood, hurst to be exact. I have stopped, I am moving very slowly, observing and counting that I will notice a Common Kingfisher, as it apparently visits this place. Foliage and twigs over quite fair trough seem to confirm that indication. Bit of time, bit of luck or maybe bad luck and I have managed to photograph...a Common Nightingale. His singing truly is extraordinary and distinct. He seats nobly on a branch and sings with all his lungs showing the yellow inside of his beak.

South Africa  2011
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A medium-sized duck, with a weight of about one kilogram and a wingspan of approximately 70 cm. I had the pleasure to photograph common pochards while taking pictures of tufted ducks, in breeding ponds. When you watch the common pochard an amazing view seems to be its blood-red eye against the brown neck. Pochards, though quite skittish, are much more commonly found than tufted ducks. There will probably be a lot of occasions to complete the gallery presented to you.
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It's quite funny that it was Spain where I photographed quail for the first time. For me it is an important species, as it belongs to the fauna of Poland. It is the last representative in the family of galliformes that occurs in Poland, which I have not photographed yet. Although it is not one of the rare birds in Poland, I failed several times trying to photograph it. I could hear its voice in Tanzania, in the campsite where I pitched my tent. In the area where I live here in Poland I have heard many times voices of quails and that was it.

So far, a very rare species in Poland, small bird, smaller than a sparrow. Its body mass is dozen or so grams with a wingspan of 25 centimeters. Redpolls are characteristic for northern parts of Europe and Northern America. In Poland it is rarely spotted, but in Montreal area, in parks, according to my observations and pictures, it is the most common and least timid bird, easy to photograph. Every presented picture of this species so far was taken there.