Roger Powell / Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) approaching nest of two eggs, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April
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Roger Powell / Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) in flight carrying a large stick to its nest, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May
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Roger Powell / Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) in flight, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May
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Roger Powell / Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax) male display, jumping on the lekking ground, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Portugal, April
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Roger Powell / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) opening its beak wide before ejecting a pellet from it. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May..
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Roger Powell / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) tossing a piece of mineral rich earth into the air before eating it. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May..
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Roger Powell / Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) male on a lichen covered rock in the centre of its breeding territory. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Corn bunting (Emberiza calandra) male landing on an Oleander shrub (Nerium oleander) in its breeding territory. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) male trying to attract a female by using its open-wing display. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) wading while feeding. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) looking towards camera. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) walking over rocks while feeding. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) preening its breast. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) scratching its head. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) wet after diving. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perched on branch. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perched on branch with young Crayfish in its beak. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) with its beak open and scratching its head. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) feeding on fish. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) with a fish in its beak. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) hovering over a stream looking for fish. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) hovering over a stream looking for fish. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Fledged juvenile Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on a branch having just caught a fish. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Fledged juvenile Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on a branch looking over shoulder. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Fledged juvenile Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on a branch looking down to fish. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Fledged juvenile Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on a branch looking up to the sky. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
Roger Powell / Black-eared wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) male perched on an electricity pole during Spring migration. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) singing on a branch, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) resting on a branch, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) singing on a branch after feeding along a river. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) resting on a branch, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Storm looming over plains habitat of Great and Little Bustards. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Plains habitat for Great and Little Bustards. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Alentejana Bull, pure bred herd. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Woodchat shrike (Lanius senator) female just arrived in breeding territory after Spring migration. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May..
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Roger Powell / Male Stone chat (Saxicola rubicola) aggressively flicking its tail at an intruding male. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Stone chat (Saxicola rubicola) aggressively flicking its tail at an intruding male. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Stone chat (Saxicola rubicola) aggressively flicking its tail at an intruding male. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Stone chat (Saxicola rubicola) aggressively flicking its tail at an intruding male. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Stone chat (Saxicola rubicola) perched on a twig and looking over its shoulder. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Juvenile Stone chat (Saxicola rubicola) perched on a twig. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) perched on a branch. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, alentejo, Portugal, May..
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Roger Powell / Female Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) perched on a branch. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Female Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) perched on a branch. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Female Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) dustbathing on a sandy track. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)collecting thistle down for nesting material. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) collecting thistle down for nesting material. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) collecting thistle down for nesting material. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) perched on top of a dead thistle. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Female Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) collecting thistle down for nesting material. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Oleander flowers (Nerium oleander) Ribera de Alvacar, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) with mate pursuing after the food pass of a Red-legged Partridge chick. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) with mate pursuing after the food pass of a Red-legged Partridge chick. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) with mate pursuing after the food pass. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) with mate pursuing after the food pass of a Red-legged Partridge chick. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) with mate pursuing after the food pass of a Red-legged Partridge chick. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Pair of Montagu's harriers (Circus pygargus) displaying over their nesting territory, female calling excitedly to the male. . Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Female Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) flying to nest site with nest material. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Female Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) returning to nest site with prey - a large green caterpillar. . Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Female Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) returning to nest site with prey - a large green caterpillar. . Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Female Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) returning to nest site with prey - a migratory locust. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Female Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) flying in to nest site with nest material. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) circling overhead with a partridge chick in its talons ready to pass it to its mate. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) flying overhead with a partridge chick in its talons. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) flying overhead with a large lizard in its talons. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) flying overhead with a large lizard sp in its talons. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) resting on a fencepost in a field of oats. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) resting on a fencepost in a field of oats. . Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) flying past. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Male Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) flying overhead with a partridge chick in its talons. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
Roger Powell / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) female feeding with two juveniles behind her. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) incubating with its mate approaching with material to add to the nest. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) approaching the eggs in its nest. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) settling on its nest. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) standing over the eggs in its nest. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) standing over the eggs in its nest. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Hoopoe (Upupa epops) feeding fledged chicks on grubs found in a flower meadow. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Guerreiro seen from the Ribera de Alvacar. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) with a cricket and caterpillar prey in its beak. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) with a cricket and caterpillar prey in its beak. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / Greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) with a cricket in its beak. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) surfacing after feeding. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.
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Roger Powell / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) tossing a piece of mineral rich earth into the air before eating it. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May..
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Roger Powell / View towards Guerreiro village over the Alentejo Plains, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April 2013.
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Roger Powell / Great Spotted Cuckoo with a caterpillar in its beak. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal
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Roger Powell / Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) looking at chick poking its head out of its back feathers, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April
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Roger Powell / Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) brooding chick at nest, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April
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Roger Powell / Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) incubating remaining egg, with chick already hatched in front, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April
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Roger Powell / Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) incubating remaining egg, with chick already hatched in front, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April
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Roger Powell / Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) incubating remaining egg, with chick already hatched in front, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April
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Roger Powell / Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) incubating remaining egg, with chick flaked out sunbathing in front, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April
