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A Sedge Warbler sitting on a plant, cloudy day in summer
Reed warbler in a reed bed in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.
New England has a remarkable diversity of insects.  In the spring and summer, billions of insects emerge in their adult forms in order to reproduce.  In this picture: a praying mantis, a cicada, an iridescent beetle, a pentatomid bug, several flies, and some other interesting finds.  All of these insects were collected in Connecticut.
Horizontal close up shoot with tall, blooming grass
reed warbler between reed
A brown and rather plain hawker, with largely clear wings and conspicuous green eyes. The yellow triangle on S2 is diagnostic, as are the colour and shape of the hind wing base. Males patrol marshy ditches, reedy lakesides and other lush, calm waters.\nField characters: Tot 62-66mm, Ab 47-54mm, Hw 39-45mm.\nHabitat: Ditches, marshes, ponds and lakes with rich vegetation. Favours swamps of Water-soldier (Stratiotes aloides) in most of its northern range.\nFlight Season: May to August in most of its range, most abundant in June; earlier than most Aeshnia.\nDistribution: Widespread but very local in much of its range, especially in south-west, often numerous where present. \n\nThis is not a very common Species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.
Juvenile Little Bittern, Ixobrychus minutus, sitting in the reed. Bird in natural environment. Belgium
Cattails growing in the rich soil of the marsh. Many birds will make their home in the tall cattails. This will offer them protection at this bird sanctuary near Anchorage, Alaska. Potter’s marsh is a great Day trip for seeing birds and fauna.
a house sparrow perching on a corn flower in the agricultural field
Reeds in the rain.
closeup of a small bird resting on reed grass
Blue-eyed Darner, Aeshna multicolor or Rhionaeschna multicolor, Arthropoda,  Insect,  Odonata,  Aeshnidae. Audubon Mayacamas Mountain Sanctuary; California
Two little birds are in the rice paddies.Two little birds in the rice fields.
Tot 42-45mm, Ab. 25-29mm, Hw 32-38mm.\n\nGeneral: A local species throughout our area that prefers slow-moving waters, bordered with tall emergent vegetation. The appearance of the male changes dramatically with maturation; vivid orange abdomen turn into black and grey-blue territorial males. \nMales frequently perch on waterside plants, making darting flights between perches.\nHabitat: Appears to require a certain combination of water quality and habitat structure (such as Reed borders). Include slow flowing rivers and streams, abandoned canals, reedy lakes and ditches, oxbows and fishponds.\nFlight Season: From April to early August, but activity concentrated in May and June in most of range.\nDistribution: Widespread through M Europe, habitat specific, therefore locally common.\n\nIn the Netherlands the Dragonfly is local common. The Males have a blue Abdomen.
Forest hiking trail in summer featuring forest trees and forest terrain
Ichneumon confusor Wasp Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
A bird eating on the trees in the field.
Reed warbler in a reedbed in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.
A sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) singing in cattail
DSLR full frame outdoor overcast daylight image of a dragon fly at a green yew tree in Germany
Macro  - Forest - Europe, Romania, Suceava region
The Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) on branch in Poland.
A fish The three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) on the background of a 5 mm measurement grid. Ichthyology research.
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Reflection of morning sun on dry golden pine tree leaves
A brown and rather plain hawker, with largely clear wings and conspicuous green eyes. The yellow triangle on S2 is diagnostic, as are the colour and shape of the hind wing base. Males patrol marshy ditches, reedy lakesides and other lush, calm waters.\nField characters: Tot 62-66mm, Ab 47-54mm, Hw 39-45mm.\nHabitat: Ditches, marshes, ponds and lakes with rich vegetation. Favours swamps of Water-soldier (Stratiotes aloides) in most of its northern range.\nFlight Season: May to August in most of its range, most abundant in June; earlier than most Aeshnia.\nDistribution: Widespread but very local in much of its range, especially in south-west, often numerous where present. \n\nThis is not a very common Species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands, but the Species is the last Years quite common.
Chestnut munia, formerly considered as a subspecies of the tricoloured munia, is also known as black-headed munia.It is a small passerine bird.
A female Black-tailed Skimmer resting on a tree branch
Libelloides ictericus owlfly precious insect of the Neuroptera family perched during sunset in the meadows plants prepared to sleep natural light
Collection of Flying Insect Specimens: Cicada
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