#European Greater flamingo

[aticketplz]

おびただしいヨーロッパフラミンゴの中に一羽だけコフラミンゴがいると聞いて。そんなん全力で探す。

@盛岡市動物公園

It was written that there's a single Lesser Flamingo among the numerous Greater Flamingos. I found him.

@Morioka Zoological Park

[inatungulates]

European wild pig Sus scrofa scrofa

With greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus

Observed by brunoparisotto, CC BY-NC

[coollittleguys]

Some cool birds I saw on a uni trip in the Alcazar de San Juan lakes. Definitely the best thing I've ever seen in Ciudad Real. Also it was really cool seeing wild flamingos.

European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)

Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

[herpsandbirds]

I'm going to southern france next month. Any suggestions for common birds to keep an eye out for? Our library system had one book on birds of Europe and it's huge and overwhelming.

Birds of the Camargue

I do not have a way of knowing what birds are common in that region, versus what is occasional, but I can put you in touch with some resources, along with a few of the cooler birds from that region.

(*we messaged earlier about what are of southern France they would be visiting.)

Some good links:

Birds of Camargue - The Birds of Camargue (oiseaux-de-camargue.fr)

Accueil - Bureau des Guides Naturalistes - Site officiel (guide-nature.fr)

Birdwatching in the Camargue (surfbirds.com)

Little Grebes aka Dabchicks (Tachybaptus ruficollis), family Podicipedidae, order Podicipediformes

Photograph by Mainak Halder 

Bearded Reedling aka Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus), family Panuridae, order Passeriformes

photograph by Carlo Galliani https://www.facebook.com/carlo.galliani.58

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), family Phoenicopteridae, order Phoenicopteriformes

photograph by Carlo Pelagalli

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), family Meropidae, order Coraciiformes

photograph by Dûrzan Cîrano 

Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops), family Upupidae, order Bucerotiformes

photograph by João Gomes

[eirianerisdar]

hi! i'm really loving icarus, you're a wonderful writer! but i just had a quick question. i love the flock graphics, and they're super helpful! would it be possible for you to maybe list the species of birds for the main 'characters' of the story as well? you don't have to post example photos or anything crazy, but i think just a list like that would be helpful too. sometimes i forget who has what kind of wings, and i think having a list so i can google image the bird would be great.

if that's not something you want to do or don't have time to do or something, no worries!! i really appreciate you taking the time to write icarus in the first place <3

Oof I might as well do a general guide! I never thought a maxiel wingfic would spawn so many specific wing allocations but here's the general list:

Paddock wings in Icarus:

Current grid:

Daniel Ricciardo - Scarlet Macaw (colourful, nimble flyers)

Max Verstappen - Peregrine Falcon (raw speed, inherited from his mother)

Sergio Perez -Crested Caracara (a type of mexican bird of prey)

Lewis Hamilton - Greater Bird of Paradise (beautiful wing plumes, lovely singer)

George Russell - Blue swallow (beautiful metallic-blue feathers, scream like madmen when they fly)

Carlos Sainz - Spanish Imperial Eagle (white epaulets, very regal)

Charles Leclerc - White Dove (need I say more? Perfect white wings, exploited because they're pretty but so intelligent in pathfinding)

Lando Norris - Lucifer Hummingbird (Small, colourful, likes to hover in place)

Oscar Piastri - Little Lorikeet (One of the smaller types of Australian parrot. Very cute)

Yuki Tsunoda - Japanese Long-tailed tit (Photos should be self explanatory. They fly like ballistic missiles)

Alexander Albon - Crested Fireback (National bird of Thailand. Beautiful dark blue and fiery plumage)

Logan - Blue Jay (Commonly found in Florida. Blue, like Logan's current posting, and his eyes)

Pierre Gasly - Osprey (A bird of prey often found near coasts along the European shoreline, and Pierre is from Normandy)

Esteban Ocon - Black Stork (Tall, gangly, also migrates through France)

Fernando Alonso - Kestrel (a type of small bird of prey, hunts by biding their time and waiting then divebombing)

Lance Stroll - Snowy Owl (Lance is cuddly ok and I didn't want to make him a Canadian goose because that's his dad)

Valtteri Bottas - Bullfinch (Look it up. The picture is self-explanatory. The manliest of men)

Zhou Guanyu - Chinese Red-Crowned Crane (A crowned crane for the champion of the universe, as translates his name)

Kevin Magnussen - Raven (Viking. quoth the raven.)

Nico Hulkenberg - Crow (he keeps coming back. As wily as many of their bird counterparts but has a bad rep for being a bad omen)

Retired drivers or drivers not currently on the grid:

Sebastian Vettel - Swiftlet (Extremely good fliers, reaching up to 160km/h and pulls insane G-forces)

Mick Schumacher - European robin (Very cute. Universally liked. Same wings as his father)

Nico Rosberg - Eurasian Sparrowhawk (a bird of prey that hunts by ambushing before a high-speed, agile chase)

Jenson Button - Northern Harrier (hunts in a high-speed flight close to the ground, exceptionally good listeners)

Mark Webber - Cassowary (look up a photo. Just look at it.)

Kimi Raikkonen - Giant Albatross (King of gives no shits, flies very long distances without a care)

David Coulthard - Bush-Stone Curlew (White trousers!)

Romain Grosjean - Red-tailed Hawk (I chose the bird of prey that could best mesh with the phoenix metaphor)

Antonio Giovannazi - White-spotted Starling (Very pretty plumage)

Daniil Kyvat - Great Bustard (I honestly don't remember why. Distributes in Russia)

Nyck De Vries - Common European Sparrow (Small. Commonly found. Unfortunately often hunted)

Nikita Mazepin - Flamingo (Need I say more)

Sir Jackie Stewart - (Clipped) Merlin Wings (Extremely fast Scottish bird of prey. In-fic, Jackie was one of the generation of drivers that clipped their wings, permanently robbing them of flight)

Team Principals and people in the paddock:

Toto Wolff - Black Swan (self-explanatory)

Christian Horner - Golden Eagle (A bit pompous. Matches his hair)

James Vowles - Magpie (Utterly clever, not from any particular prestige)

Fred Vasseur - Partridge (Affable. Cuddly.)

Guenther Steiner - Shoebill (self-explanatory, look up a photo)

Cyril Abiteboul - Eagle Owl (something about his face is very Eagle Owl)

Micheal Italiano - Kookaburra (laughs when they shouldn't)

Zak Brown - Chicken (self-explanatory. Literally and metaphorically)

Andreas (mclaren) - Common Quail (short lifespan)

Mattia Binotto - Pigeon (wants to be as pretty and loved as Charles. Is a public nuisance instead)

Otmar sznafnauer - Peacock (Struts around, can't really fly)

Resident Bastard:

Jos Verstappen - Cuckoo (Cuckoos are brood parasites, and lay their eggs in nests of birds of other species'. The cuckoo parent therefore does nothing while other birds raise their young)

[battle-of-the-birds]

Alrighty and HERE ARE OUR CONTENDERS!!!

Tag for the polls: #bird battle

DISCLAIMER - I wrote the round one blurbs when I was very sick and half awake, so if you see any mistakes PLEASE TELL ME! Nicely, obviously, but I want to make sure they sound good for round 2. Thank you!

I know there’s a lot of them, but man there’s SO MANY GOOD BIRDS! There were a few times where people didn’t put what specific subspecies for some birds, so sometimes I’d have to choose one. I tried to choose one that represents that bird the best!

I don’t know when the polls will begin, I’m doing some research on the birds so that people can read about them before they vote.

If one of your favs didn’t make it in, don’t worry they’re a winner in my and your heart.

If you are wondering where the Pigeon (Rock Dove) is, THEY ARE THE FINAL CHAMPION! At the end of this bracket, the winner will face off against the mightily popular Rock Dove! Will they be able to beat such a tough challenger? We will see…

Also, a note on how I set this bracket up: I put all the birds in a numbered list and then used a number generator. I think the matchups we got were really interesting.

Full list under the cut

HARPY EAGLE

SUPERB BIRD OF PARADISE

VAMPIRE FINCH

RAINBOW LORIKEET

BALTIMORE ORIOLE

EURASIAN WREN

STELLER'S JAY

CALIFORNIA CONDOR

EURASIAN HOOPOE

BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE

TAWNY FROGMOUTH

AMERICAN GOLDFINCH

ANDEAN COCK OF THE ROCK

MUTE SWAN

WESTERN SANDPIPER

STELLER'S SEA EAGLE

VIOLET BACKED STARLING

HOATZIN

HOUSE SPARROW

HERACLES

CANADIAN GOOSE

DODO

GREAT EARED NIGHTJAR

SANDHILL CRANE

PELAGORNIS

SUPERB FAIRY WREN

SOUTHERN CASSOWARY

AMERICAN ROBIN

GREATER ROADRUNNER

GREAT BLUE HERON

AMERICAN AVOCET

PASSENGER PIGEON

WALLCREEPER

GREAT TIT

MOA

EASTERN BLUEBIRD

AUSTRALIAN BUSHTURKEY

EMU

MALLARD DUCK

FLAME BOWERBIRD

MANDARIN DUCK

BELTED KINGFISHER

OILBIRD

FAIRY PENGUIN

LESSER FLAMINGO

AUSTRALIAN KESTREL

CARRION CROW

UMBRELLABIRD

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE

PERUVIAN PELICAN

CALIFORNIA QUAIL

MACGREGORS BOWERBIRD

HARRIS HAWK

COMMON RAVEN

BEARDED VULTURE

PEREGRINE FALCON

ROSY LOVEBIRD

ROSEATTE SPOONBILL

LONG TAILED GRACKLE

AMERICAN WOODCOCK

KAKAPO

BLUE FOOTED BOOBY

RHEA

BEE HUMMINGBIRD

WHITE WAGTAIL

HUIA

SNAIL KITE

DOMESTIC CHICKEN

KIWI

MOURNING DOVE

ATLANTIC PUFFIN

CARDINAL

LYREBIRD

EUROPEAN ROBIN

BURROWING OWL

OSPREY

RED TAILED HAWK

BLEEDING HEART DOVE

BARN OWL

PEACOCK

SATIN BOWERBIRD

CAIQUE

RED WINGED BLACKBIRD

LONG TAILED TIT

HERRING GULL

GREEN HERON

CREAM COLORED WOODPECKER

AUSTRALIAN IBIS

TRISTAM'S STARLING

POTOO

WANDERING ALBATROSS

BLUE JAY

KEA

COMMON MYNA

RAINBOW TOUCAN

GREATER SAGE GROUSE

TURKEY VULTURE

TUFTED TITMOUSE

CRESTED AUKLET

EURASIAN MAGPIE

BUDGIE

SCREECH OWL

WIP-POOR-WILL

SECRETARY BIRD

AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE

CEDAR WAXWING

VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON

HERMIT THRUSH

COMMON SWIFT

WHITE BELLBIRD

BROWN SKUA

EUROPEAN DIPPER

[haveyouseenthisbirdpoll]

List of Birds organized by Order + locations:

Accipitriformes:

Bearded vulture

Cooper's hawk

Osprey

Red-shouldered hawk

Steller's sea eagle

Anseriformes:

Bar-headed goose

Barnacle goose

Black swan

Common merganser

Red-breasted goose

Snow goose

Trumpeter swan

Apodiformes:

Common swift

Ruby-throated hummingbird

Bucerotiformes:

Eurasian hoopoe

Cariamiformes:

Red-legged seriema

Casuariiformes:

Emu

Southern cassowary

Cathartiformes:

Black vulture

Turkey vulture

Charadriiformes:

American oystercatcher

Atlantic puffin

Black-headed gull

Black skimmer

Black-tailed godwit

European herring gull

Killdeer

Northern lapwing

Ruddy turnstone

Ciconiiformes:

White stork

Columbiformes:

Common wood pigeon

Eurasian collared dove

Luzon bleeding-heart

Nicobar pigeon

Victoria crowned pigeon

Coraciiformes:

Blue-capped kingfisher

Common kingfisher

Cuculiformes:

Asian koel

Greater roadrunner

Yellow-billed cuckoo

Eurypygiformes:

Kagu

Falconiformes:

American kestrel

Common kestrel

Galliformes:

Palawan peacock-pheasant

Scaled quail

Western capercaillie

Gaviiformes:

Common loon

Gruiformes:

American coot

Australasian swamphen/pūkeko

Blue crane

Common moorhen

Sandhill crane

Sora

Whooping crane

Passeriformes:

American bushtit

American robin

Australian raven

Baltimore oriole

Barn swallow

Black-billed magpie

Black-capped chickadee

Black-throated sparrow

Blue-headed vireo

Blue jay

Bluethroat

Brown thrasher

California towhee

Canada warbler

Canyon wren

Cedar waxwing

Common blackbird

Common chlorospingus

Common raven

Eastern wood pewee

Eurasian blue tit

Eurasian bullfinch

Eurasian golden oriole

Eurasian jay

Eurasian magpie

European robin

Goldcrest

Great-tailed grackle

Great tit

Hooded crow

House sparrow

Indigo bunting

Kirtland's warbler

LeConte's sparrow

Long-tailed tit

Mexican jay

Painted bunting

Phainopepla

Pine siskin

Pin-tailed whydah

Pinyon jay

Pygmy nuthatch

Red winged blackbird

Rook

Saltmarsh sparrow

Satin bowerbird

Spotted towhee

Steller's jay

Tufted titmouse

Wallcreeper

Warbling vireo

Western tanager

White-breasted nuthatch

White-throated dipper

White-throated magpie-jay

Yellow-rumped warbler

Pelecaniformes:

Brown pelican

Great blue heron

Great egret

Great white pelican

Least bittern

Roseate spoonbill

Shoebill stork

Snowy egret

Phoenicopteriformes:

American flamingo

Chilean flamingo

Piciformes:

Acorn woodpecker

Clark's nutcracker

Lewis's woodpecker

Northern flicker

Pileated woodpecker

Red-bellied woodpecker

Red-headed woodpecker

Podargiformes:

Tawny frogmouth

Podicipediformes:

Pied-billed grebe

Procellariiformes:

Wilson's storm-petrel

Psittaciformes:

Australian king parrot

Chestnut-fronted macaw

Citron-crested cockatoo

Cockatiel

Galah

Gang-gang cockatoo

Pacific parrotlet

Rose-ringed parakeet

Sulphur-crested cockatoo

Strigiformes:

Barn owl

Barred owl

Eurasian eagle-owl

Suliformes:

Anhinga

Blue-footed booby

Double-crested cormorant

Trogoniformes:

Elegant trogon

Locations:

Africa

America

Antarctica

Asia

Australia

Central America

Eurasia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

[salvadorbonaparte]

YOUR TOP FIVE BIRBS <3

THANK YOU

All types of corvid but especially european magpies (that is me)

Bearded Vulture

Puffins

Greater Flamingo

Potoo

Shout out also to all species of ducks and pigeons, keas, rheas, takahē, starlings, shrikes, roadrunners, beos, the andean cock-of-the-rock, Livingston's turaco, collared redstart, barn owls, peacocks, adelie penguins, cassowary, kookaburra.....

[archive-of-artprompts]

🦚Send in a number + Character and I'll draw them in an outfit based on that bird🦚

Allen's Hummingbird

African Crowned Crane

African Emerald Cuckoo

American Goldfinch

Anna's Hummingbird

Asian Emerald Cuckoo

Asian Koel

Atlantic Puffin

Azure Kingfisher

Bald Eagle

Barn Owl

Barn Swallow

Barred Owl

Bat Falcon

Bearded Vulture

Bee Hummingbird

Black Swan

Blue-And-Yellow Macaw

Blue Crowned Pigeon

Blue-Footed Booby

Blue Jay

Bohemian Waxwing

Brahma Chicken

Broad-Billed Hummingbird

Bronze Fallow Cockatie

Canadian Goose

Cassowary

Cardinal

Common Raven

Coua

Dusky Lory

Diederik Cuckoo

Eastern Brown Pelican

Egret

Emerald Starling

Emperor Penguin

Emu

Eurasian Hoopoe

Eurasian Magpie

European Starling

European Turtle Dove

Flamingo

Frigatebird

Fruit Dove

Galah

Gambel's Quail

Golden-Breasted Starling

Golden Pheasant

Gouldian Finch

Grandala

Great Hornbill

Great Horned Owl

Greater Blue-Eared Starling

Green-Legged Partridge

Gurney’s Pitta

Hawaiian Honeycreepers

Hoatzin

Hooded Crow

Horned Sungem

Hyacinth Macaw

Kadaknath

Kakapo

Keel-Billed Toucan

Lilac-Breasted Roller

Long Tailed Tit

Luzon Bleeding-Heart Dove

Mandarin Duck

Mountain Bluebird

Montezuma quail

Mute Swan

Nicobar Pigeon

Northern Oriole

Painted Bunting

Paradise Tanager

Peafowl (peacock/peahen)

Peregrine Falcon

Pileated Woodpecker

Pink Cockatoo

Rainbow Lorikeet

Red Crested Turaco

Red-Necked Tanager

Resplendent Quetzal

Ribbon-Tailed Astrapia

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Scarlet Macaw

Secretary Bird

Snowy Owl

Stork-Billed Kingfisher

Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo

Superb Bird-Of-Paradise

Superb Starling

Victoria Crowned Pigeon

Violetear

Violet-Backed Starling

Violet-Green Swallow

Wood Duck

Wilson's Bird-Of-Paradise

Yellow-Crowned Woodpecker

Yellow-Faced Myna

Zanzibar Red Bishop

[echoes-of-kemet]

Do yu know what other animals were in ancient egypt? I want my oc to have a unique animal and you seem to know a fair amount

I am a well of ridiculous, hyperspecific, only interesting to some trivia lmao.

I would encourage you not to limit yourself to an entirely unique beast- many deities share sacred animals and are still strong individuals. My mind immediately goes to the huge number of feline deities- lions and lionesses in particular- for an example. Additionally, it's nigh impossible for me (with no academic anthropology/egyptology/historic zoology knowledge) to say for certain that particular animals were present in Kemet when they have no documented deities, mummies, or written mentions. I've had to guess for some, deduce by their present day habitats and more or less "timeline" of their species.

It's also important to keep in mind Kemet had contact with other civilizations in other habitats, meaning they were aware of animals not necessarily native to the area. A perfect example is the Hamadryas baboon- they were Nubian animals, but were sacred to both Thoth and Babi, depicted in art, and many mummies of the species have been recovered. A more surprising example is the Syrian brown bear, which was a rare exotic spectacle for the royal elite. There's also the trouble of many species now being extant from the area, meaning they were there but the local population is now extinct- the African sacred ibis is the example my mind comes to first, the waterfowl no longer present along the Nile.

Coincidentally, I've been compiling a list of animals for my own reference to supply a beast or two for the deities that don't have one in tradition. 

Birds

Abdim's Stork

African Darter

African Dwarf Kingfisher

African Grass Owl

African Open-billed Stork

African Pied Wagtail

African Sacred Ibis

Asian Green Bee-Eater

Barbary Falcon

Barbary Partridge

Barn Owl

Barn Swallow

Bearded Vulture

Bennu Heron (likely not an actual animal, the Bennu bird inspired by the Goliath Heron- but felt like including it anyhow)

Black Kite

Black Stork

Black-throated Loon

Black-winged Kite

Brown-necked Raven

Carrion Crow

Cattle Egret

Chukar Partridge

Common Buzzard

Common Cormorant

Common Crane

Common Greenshank

Common House Martin

Common Kestrel

Common Kingfisher

Common Pochard

Common Quail

Common Raven

Common Redshank

Common Redstart

Common Sandpiper

Common Spoonbill

Common Teal

Crab Plover

Crested Plover

Dalmatian Pelican

Demoiselle Crane

Eagle (I'm sure there were some, but I can't find any definitive evidence of species in the ancient Kemetic culture- I would take a guess that the Golden Eage was an infrequent visitor)

Egyptian Plover

Egyptian Vulture

European Roller (considered a pest)

European Turtle-dove

Eurasian Coot

Eurasian Crag Martin

Eurasian Teal

Eurasian Wigeon

Fan-tailed Raven

Ferruginous Duck

Gadwall

Garganey

Glossy Ibis

Golden Oriole

Goliath Heron

Great Bittern

Great Bustard

Great Cormorant

Great Egret

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Great White Pelican

Greater Flamingo (possibly not native)

Green Sandpiper

Grey Heron

Griffon Vulture

Helmeted Guineafowl (not native)

Hermit Ibis

Hobby Falcon

Honey Buzzard

Hooded Crow

Hoopoe

Houbara Bustard

House Crow

House Sparrow (pest, hieroglyph had negative connotation)

Kittliz's Plover

Lanner Falcon

Lappet-faced Vulture

Laughing Dove

Lesser Kestrel

Lesser Pied Kingfisher

Little Bittern

Little Bustard

Little Egret

Little Owl

Long-eared Owl

Long-legged Buzzard

Mallard

Marabou Stork

Marsh Sandpiper

Masked Shrike

Merlin

Mourning Wheatear

Northern Lapwing

Northern Pintail

Northern Shoveler

Ostrich

Pale Crag Martin

Peregrine Falcon

Pied Avocet

Pink-backed Pelican

Purple Gallinule

Purple Heron

Red Kite

Red-backed Shrike

Red-footed Falcon

Red-rumped Wheatear

Reed Cormorant

Ring-necked Dove

Rock Dove

Rook

Ruddy Shelduck

Saddle-bill Stork

Saker Falcon

Sandhill Crane

Sand Martin

Sand Partridge

Short-eared Owl

Spotted Redshank

Sooty Falcon

Squacco Heron

Striated Heron

Swan (not native)

Tawny Owl

Tufted Duck

Western Reef Heron

White-backed Night Heron

White-crowned Wheatear

White Stork

White Wagtail

Wood Sandpiper

Yellow-billed Stork

Mammals

Aardvark (possibly not native)

Aardwolf

Addax Antelope

African Clawless Otter

African Giant Shrew

African Green Monkey (not native)

African Grass Rat

African Leopard

African Striped Weasel

Arabian Oryx

Barbary Deer (not native)

Barbary Lion (now extinct)

Barbary Macaque (not native)

Black Rat

Common Patas Monkey (not native)

Black Rhinoceros

Blanford's Fox

Black Wildebeest

Bubal Hartebeest (now extinct)

Cairo Spiny Mouse

Cape Hare

Caracal

Cheetah

Common Beisa Oryx

Common Genet

Desert Hedgehog

Desert Long-eared Bat

Dorcas Gazelle

Desert Black Cobra

Egyptian Fruit Bat

Egyptian Jackal/African Wolf (originally misidentified, now the African Wolf)

Egyptian Mongoose

Egyptian Pipistrelle

Egyptian Red Fox

Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

Egyptian Tomb Bat

Egyptian Weasel

Egyptian Wild Ass 

Fennec Fox

Flower's Shrew

Four-toed Jerboa

Geoffroy's Horseshoe Bat

Gerenuk

Giraffe

Golden Spiny Mouse

Greater Egyptian Jerboa

Greater Mouse-tailed Bat

Greater Red Musk Shrew

Hamadryas Baboon (not native)

Hippopotamus

Honey Badger

House Mouse

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat

Long-eared Hedgehog

Long-nosed Shrew

North African/Bush Elephant (vilified and driven out by prehistoric Egyptians)

North African Crested Porcupine (not native)

Nubian Ibex (not native)

Olive Baboon (likely not native, sometimes called the Anubis Baboon)

Persian Fallow Deer (not native)

Rhim Gazelle

Rüppell's Fox

Sand Rat

Serval (likely not native, but Ra was depicted as one)

Scimitar Oryx

Soemmerring's Gazelle

Somali Dwarf Shrew

Spotted Hyena

Spotted-necked Otter

Striped Hyena

Syrian Brown Bear (not native)

Wild Boar

White Rhinoceros

Yellow Baboon (not native, species' epithet means 'dog-head' in Greek)

Vervet Monkey

Reptiles

African Chameleon

African Rock Python

Arabian Horned Viper

Desert Horned Viper

Desert Monitor Lizard

Egyptian Cobra

Egyptian Gecko

Egyptian Sand Boa

Egyptian Sand Racer

Egyptian Tortoise

Javelin Sand Boa

Insects/Arachnids/Etc.

Nile Crocodile

Nile Soft-shelled Turtle

Red Spitting Cobra

Saharan Sand Viper

Amphibians

African Common Toad

European Green Toad

Marsh Frog

Mascarene Grass Frog

Nile Delta Toad

Nile Valley Toad

Camel Spider

Banded Garden Spider

Brown Widow Spider

Carpenter Ant

Centipede

Click Beetle

Common Housefly (NOT considered a pest, actually revered as a protector)

Danaid Eggfly

Desert Ant

Desert Locust

Devil's Coach Horse Beetle

Dorippus Tiger Butterfly

Dragonfly

Flea

Fire Ant

Jewel Beetle

Gaudy Commodore Butterfly

Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider

Large Salmon Arab Butterfly

Maggot/Carrion Fly

Migratory Locust

Messor Ant

Millipede

Red-breasted Goose

Mosquito (pest)

Moths in the Saturniidae family

Palestine Yellow Scorpion

Pantropical Jumping Spider

Pharaoh Ant

Plain Tiger Butterfly

Praying Mantis

Scarab Beetle

Sinai Baton Blue Butterfly

Southern White Admiral Butterfly

Scorpions in the Buthidae and Scorpionidae families

Water Scorpion

Fish, Mollusks, etc. (Keep in mind fish were taboo in Kemet)

Abju

African Catfish

African Tigerfish

Bayad Fish

Blacktip Shark

Blue-spotted Stingray

Bolti

Chromis

Cichlid

Cornish Jack

Eel

Flatfish

Gilt-head Bream

Great Barracuda

Leopard Shark

Lepidotus Fish

Loligo Squid

Lungfish

Moon Fish

Mullet

Nile Barb

Nile Bichir

Nile Carp

Nile Mormyrid

Nile Labeo

Nile Perch

Nile Puffer

Parrotfish

Reef Manta Ray

Reef Shark

Sandbar Shark

Sea Snake

Scorpionfish

Spiny Lobster

Sturgeon

Surgeonfish

Swordfish

Thornback Ray

Thresher Shark

Tiger Shark

Tilapia

Triggerfish

Unicorn Fish

Wrasse

Zebra Shark

Domestic Animals

Bean Goose

Brant Goose

Camel (not introduced until Middle/New Kingdom)

Cats (Mau breed)

Chickens (not introduced until New Kingdom era)

Cow/Bull

Dogs (Saluki, Greyhound, Basenji, and Pharaoh Hound breeds)

Donkey

Egyptian Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Greylag Goose

Honey Bees

Horse (not introduced until New Kingdom)

Pig

Ram

My sources, if you're interested, are the Wikipedia page for Egyptian wildlife, a few different diving sites about the Mediterranean and Red Sea, a couple books I own on Ancient Egypt that describe the geography of the periods, and this lovely reddit multi-post

Sheep

[fenneykindlefire]

PPC Spanish Meet The Letters Animals (Remake)

This for you @creamypuffycakezowo. You can change some species if you like.

A: Abeja/Bee (Lowercase) Ardilla Voladora/Flying Squirrel (Uppercase) B: Bandicoot (Lowercase) Bilby Mayor/Greater Bilby (Uppercase) C: Cangrejo Rojo/Red Crab (Lowercase and Uppercase) Ch: Chimpancé/Chimpanzee (Lowercase and Uppercase) D: Dinosaurio/Dinosaur (Lowercase and Uppercase, originally a Dunnart) E: Erizo/Hedgehog (Lowercase) Equidna/Echidna (Uppercase) F: Foca Anillada/Ringed Seal (Lowercase) Flamenco Americano/American Flamingo (Uppercase) G: Gorrión/Sparrow (Lowercase) Gato Montés Árabe/Arabian Wildcat (Uppercase) H: Halcón de cola roja/Red-Tailed Hawk (Lowercase) Halcón Peregrino/Peregrine Falcon (Uppercase) I: Iguana (Lowercase) Impala (Uppercase) J: Jerbo de Patas Peludas/Hairy-Footed Gerbil (Lowercase) Jaguar (Uppercase) K: Koala (Lowercase) Kinkajou (Uppercase) L: Lobo Mexicano/Mexican Wolf (Lowercase) Liebre Corsa/Corsican Hare (Uppercase) Ll: Chinchilla (Lowercase) Armadillo De Nueve Bandas/Nine-Banded Armadillo (Uppercase) M: Murciélago/Bat (Lowercase) Mapache Canadiense/Canadian Raccoon (Uppercase) N: Nutria De Mar/Sea Otter (Lowercase) Numbat (Uppercase) Ñ: Ñu/Wildebeest (Lowercase and Uppercase) O: Ornitorrinco/Platypus (Lowercase) Olingo Del Norte/Northern Olingo (Uppercase) P: Puercoespín Brasileño/Brazilian Porcupine (Lowercase) Protelo/Aardwolf (Uppercase) Q: Quetzal (Lowercase) Quoll Machada/Spotted Quoll (Uppercase) R: Ratón Doméstico/House Mouse (Lowercase) Rata Común/Common Rat (Uppercase) S: Salamandra/Salamander (Lowercase) Suricata/Meerkat (Uppercase) T: Topo/Mole (Lowercase) Turón Europeo/European Polecat (Uppercase) U: Unicornio/Unicorn (Lowercase and Uppercase) V: Visón Americano/American Mink (Lowercase) Venado Sika/Sika Deer (Uppercase) W: Wombat (Lowercase) Wallaroo (Uppercase) X: Xenops (Lowercase) Xoloitzcuintli (Uppercase) Y: Coyote (Lowercase) Yak (Uppercase) Z: Zorrillo/Skunk (Lowercase) Zorro Ártico/Arctic Fox (Uppercase)

[nature-nerd-sarah]

I can. Greater flamingoes are native to the Mediterranean. Going by my field guide for European birds, they don't breed in Croatia specifically, but flamingoes breeding in Italy do forage along the Croatian coast.

@one-time-i-dreamt​ I was playing a sporcle quiz about Croatia’s native and it showed me this; can you confirm? 

[karismaadriatic]

Ultra All Inclusive Nature & Nurture

Azul Beach Resort Montenegro by Karisma enjoys it’s geolocation, the amazing Ulcinj Riviera and outstanding Long Beach, and is a proud host of diverse flora and fauna, some often experienced on the 17 hectares of landscaped gardens and resort property.  

Ulcinj Salina is among the most important bird areas on the Adriatic and Europe as a whole. The area encompassed in the greater region is Ada Bojana Island, Sasko and Skadar Lake, Velipoja in Albania and Velika Plaza/ Long Beach – home to Ultra All-Inclusive Azul Beach Resort Montenegro by Karisma.

We are excited to be located by the Ulcinj Salina, a unique fauna and flora habitat, and the most important resting, wintering and breeding site for many species of waterbirds along the Adriatic Flyway. Thousands of individual birds and 250 species rely on this area, including the amazing Great Flamingos, Black-winged stilts and Dalmatian Pelicans, as well as being a habitat for many endangered species of fish, amphibians, reptiles and plants. During the transitory phase in springtime there are more than 40,000 migrating birds per day.  The nearly 250 registered species make up for 50% of registered species of the European continent, making it one of top places for birdwatching in Europe!

The vegetation of our amazing location is as diverse, currently over 110 plant species have been defined. Additionally, the Montenegrin Olive Route stretching to the Ulcinj Riviera produces also a delicate type of olive oil, indigenous in Southern Montenegro dubbed as ‘yellow yield’, continuing tradition of olive production centuries’ old.

You might notice our enthusiasm in local produce in our cuisine and menus, but you will also definitely meet our chirping cohosts, the swallows. They particularly enjoy visiting your terraces and verandas and our resort paths and corners, but their favorite pastime in our resort is watching you have coffee at the The Lobbyist! As they hunt for insects, ease our days and lull us with their song and friendly nature, we would like to thank you in advance for respecting our surroundings and for supporting us in the love and conservation of this threatened species on the Adriatic. Did you know that swallows are also referred to as the Birds of Freedom? This is because they cannot endure captivity and will only mate in the wild. Unless thoroughly loved and respected. Or so we at Karisma believe!

Usually not very calm around human habitation, we are proud that our swallows are very much so due to the respect and love we have between our amazing team and these most amazing birds who fly up to 200 miles a day as their migration takes them south through Europe and across Sahara desert. Most songbirds use a nest for a single season, then build a new one if they survive to breed again. However, studies showed most return to the same colony, and we do so want to welcome our friends again next summer back from South Africa. They are moreover particularly important to our sailors as well as sailors worldwide and all their families, as being land based the swallows are a sign of closeness to the shore and thus home.

Welcome to Azul Beach Resort Montenegro!

www.azulbeachmontenegro.com

Author: #KarismaTeam at #AzulBeachLife #ExperienceMontenegro

[histsciart]

Happy Feathursday!

Happy Feathursday! Enjoy these feathers from 14 different birds. SciArt by J. Terrier from Faune de la Sénégambie, Oiseaux (1884) by Alphonse Trémeau de Rochebrune. View more in Biodiversity Heritage Library with thanks to the Research Library of the Field Museum for digitizing.

1. Unknown (text: Numida cristata)

2. Black Guineafowl (Agelastes niger)

3. Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus bicalcaratus)

4. White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis)

5. Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis)

6. African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

7. Demoiselle Crane (Anthopoides virgo)

8. European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)

9. African Jacana (Actophilomis africanus)

10. White-crested Tiger-heron (Tigriomis leucolopha)

11. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)

12. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

13. African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus)

14. Arctic Tern (Sterna hirundo)

[eirianerisdar]

Yo is there a list of characters and their wing types for your Icarus fic ♥️

I'll probably post an appendix with all the wing types on Ao3 later, but here's the list so far, all mentioned in Icarus:

Some of these are related to the driver's country of origin, some are by appearance, and some are by personality and vibes. If anyone has any questions about the wing choices feel free to message me!

2023 grid:

Daniel Ricciardo - Scarlet Macaw

Max Verstappen (and Sophie Kumpen) - Peregrine Falcon

Carlos Sainz - Spanish Imperial Eagle

Charles Leclerc - White Dove

Lando Norris - Lucifer Hummingbird

Oscar Piastri - Little Lorikeet

Yuki Tsunoda - Japanese long-tailed tit

George Russell - Swallow

Lewis Hamilton - Greater bird-of-paradise

Alexander Albon - Crested Fireback

Logan Sargeant - Blue Jay

Pierre Gasly - Osprey

Estaban Ocon - Black Stork

Fernando Alonso - Kestrel

Lance Stroll - Canadian goose

Kevin Magnussen - Raven

Nico Hulkenberg - Crow

Zhou Guanyu - Chinese red-crowned crane

Valtteri Bottas - Bullfinch

Sergio Perez - Petrel

Nyck De Vries - Common European Sparrow

Retired/inactive drivers:

Nico Rosberg - Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Jenson Button - Northern Harrier

Sebastian Vettel - Swiftlet

Mark Webber - Cassowary

Kimi Raikkonen - Giant albatross

Romain Grosjean - Red-tailed hawk

David Coulthard - Bush-stone curlew

Mick (and Michael) Schumacher - European robin

Antonio Giovanazzi - White-spotted starling

Daniil Kyvat - Great Bustard

Nikita Mazepin - Flamingo

Jackie Stewart - Merlin wings (permanently clipped at the final wing joint)

Team Principals and team staff:

Toto Wolff - Black Swan

Christian Horner - Golden Eagle

Cyril Abiteboul - Eagle Owl

Zak Brown - Chicken

Andreas Seidl - Common quail

Guenther Steiner - Shoebill

Mattia Binotto - Pigeon

Fred Vasseur - Partridge

James Vowles - Magpie

Simon Rennie - Cormorant

Michael Italiano - Kookaburra

Otmar Szafnauer - Peacock

Other (brief) mentions:

Susie Wolff - Gannet

Shit but necessary mentions:

Jos Verstappen - Cuckoo

Danica Patrick (barf) - Roseate spoonbill

I'll post a proper appendix to Icarus later on with explanations of the wing choices after each one.

[heritageofafricanjungles]

8 DAYS AFRICA VACATION/HOLIDAY

his is the classic Kenyan safari offering you 2 nights at samburu national park with game viewing opportunities, a chance to experience the fabulous flamingos of the lovely Rift Valley Lake Nakuru, the world famous Masai Mara reserve, Lake Naivasha which is a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus and crown your safari with Amboseli national park with its majestic backdrop of Mt Kilimanjaro promising postcard perfect photos.

You'll be collected from the airport (or hotel).

Accommodation before the tour departs can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1: Nairobi / Samburu Game Reserve

Drive north to Samburu on the south bank of the Uaso Nyiro River, downriver from Archer’s Post to arrive at the Lodge for lunch and afternoon game drive. North of the Equator some of the animals and vegetation are a little different from those commonly found south. Elephant, black rhino, lion, buffalo and cheetah and the usual buck and antelopes are common to both north and south of the equator. However unfamiliar animals are the Gravy’s zebra, the reticulated giraffe and the Somali ostrich. There is also the long neck gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, and hunting dog. Crocodiles in the river can be seen from the lodge/tented camp. The vegetation is usually dry grass with a few swampy patches. There is some forest cover along the Uaso Nyiro River and an abundance of doum palms. All meals, Lunch, Dinner and Overnight at the Lodge.

Main Destination: Samburu Game Reserve Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge  Standard Lodge located Just Outside Samburu NR  Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2: Samburu game reserve

After breakfast, another day in this harshly beautiful terrain where wildlife abounds especially nears the river which is their only source of drinking water. The Uaso Nyiro River flows gently through the dry landscape sustaining life in this harsh land. Shaba National Reserve is where the famous conservationist George Adamson did his research on lions. In the Afternoon you will set out on another game drive and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination: Samburu Game Reserve Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge  Standard Lodge located Just Outside Samburu NR  Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: Samburu / Lake Nakuru

After breakfast the tour leaves for Nyahururu (Thompsons Falls) at an altitude of 7,738 feet. The falls are named after the Scots explorer Joseph Thompson who was the first European to discover the falls in 1884. Then comes the descent into the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National park for lunch at one of the hotels. An afternoon drive in the park to enjoy the sight of pelicans bathing in the fresh water streams which terminate in Lake Nakuru. Since there is no existing drainage, Lake Nakuru is alkaline, the perfect place for flamingos to feed on the blue-green algae. The greater flamingo attains a height of about 4.26 feet its plumage is almost white with a pale pink, black tipped beak. It is the lesser flamingo that has the more exotic color. This Park has a great variety of bird life which includes the Egyptian goose and a variety of ducks that come from Europe to winter, its truly a bird watchers paradise. The park is also a sanctuary for the white rhino and other wild game. Return to the Lodge for Dinner and Overnight.

Main Destination: Lake Nakuru national park Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge  Standard Lodge  located Inside Lake Nakuru n.p  Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4: Lake Nakuru / Masai mara

After breakfast, drive to Masai mara game reserve to arrive in time for lunch at the lodge. Masai mara is “Kenya’s finest game reserve. Pass through the lower scenic mau escarpment road into the Rift Valley to the 1792 square, a distance of 275-320kms via Narok town climbing the Hemingway's wall “The Serengeti plains"this park actually forms the northern part of the Serengeti national park in Tanzania. Masai Mara National Reserve to arrive in time for lunch. The afternoon is spent on a game drive in search of the black manned lions which the park is famous, Lion making a kill can be witnessed in the late afternoon or a leopard in a tree enjoying the meal he has dragged up to avoid disturbance and detection. This reserve has hilly savanna, rolling grasslands, gallery forest on the Mara River and its tributaries. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination: Masai Mara Game Reserve Accommodation: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge  Standard Lodge  located just outside Masai Mara Game Reserve  Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Masai mara game reserve

After breakfast, full day of game viewing. Exploration this part of the Northern Serengeti Ecosystem where the great wildebeest migration takes place at the beginning of August. Months before the actual migration the herds ‘assemble’ in Serengeti in readiness for the crossing into Masai Mara. The plain is literally covered with these animals. Grunts and other animal sounds are heard, and territorial fights are commonplace. Africa has a long history of capturing the imagination of travelers, a continent of dramatic contrasts that gives you an unforgettable and remarkable experience whether it’s in an amazement of watching thousands of wild beasts struggling across a rushing river that is littered with crocodiles waiting for their prey, makes the world’s premier wildlife spectacle. Lion making a kill can be witnessed in the late afternoon or a leopard in a tree enjoying the meal he has dragged up to avoid disturbance and detection. All meals and Overnight at the Lodge.

Main Destination: Masai Mara Game Reserve Accommodation: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge  Standard Lodge  located just outside Masai Mara Game Reserve  Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6: Masai mara / Lake Naivasha

After breakfast, drive to Lake Naivasha, along the floor of the Rift valley, now with more familiar memories of the landscape; arrive for lunch at the lodge, afternoon proceed on your adventure to various attractive features and places in Lake Naivasha. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow barked Acacia Xanthophlea, known as the yellow fever tree. These forests abound with bird life, and Naivasha is known as a world class birding. The waters of the lake draw a great range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lakes large hippo population sleeps the day out in the shallows. The region surrounding the Lake is well worth exploring. Optional activities and excursions in Lake Naivasha 1 hour boat ride : USD 20. - Per person 2 hours walking safari on Crescent Island Sanctuary : USD 45.-per person Walking /biking safari at Hells gate national park : USD 45.- per person.

Main Destination: Lake Naivasha  Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort  Standard Lodge  located along the Shores of Lake Naivasha  Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7: Lake Naivasha / Amboseli

After breakfast, check out and drive to Amboseli national park; the journey continuous south, passing through the Athi Plains where formerly the Burchell's zebra, the Masai giraffe and smaller herbivores roamed about freely. With human encroachment the wildlife is confined to game parks. There is an advantage to this because one has to drive inside a park to be rewarded with the sight of many different species of animals. Amboseli National Park is reached late in the afternoon, for lunch; embark on an afternoon game viewing in the park at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft). In the late afternoon one is likely to see a lion or cheetah make a kill. Ideal photography opportunities with Mount Kilimanjaro highest mountain in Africa providing a beautiful back drop. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination: Amboseli national park Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Resort Standard Lodge  located Just outside Amboseli national park  Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8: Amboseli / Nairobi

Early morning game drive can be taken in Amboseli when Mt. Kilimanjaro appears from its mantle of clouds. Proceed to the area of Lake Amboseli, which is a wide salt pan, consisting of permanent swamps. This area has much game, large and small, high concentration of Elephant, rhino, buffalo, Burchell's zebra, eland, Masai giraffe and small species of the antelope family the common water buck, klipspringer, Grant’s gazelle, impala, topi, and the diminutive duiker among others. Amboseli offers some of the best opportunities to see African animals because its vegetation is sparse due to the long dry months. Amboseli national park is home to wild animals, which include the African elephant, buffalo, impala, lion, cheetah, hyena, giraffes, zebra, and wildebeest among other African animals. There is also a host of Kenya birds, both large and small, to see if you keep your eyes open and stop at every sighting. Drive to Nairobi arriving at the airport in the late afternoon.

Main Destination: Nairobi  Accommodation: No Accomodation Provided ( End of Tour)  Standard Lodge  located Just outside Amboseli national park  Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch, Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.

You'll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel).

Lodge / camp name           Cost Per Person Sharing 

Luxury5 star Rated Lodges/ Camps    2 pax    4 pax       6 pax 

 Jan - March                                           $1,970   $1,685      $1,590

April- June                                              $1,660   $1,370      $1,270

July-October                                           $2,480   $2,190      $1,940

November- 20.December                       $1,970   $1,685      $1,590

Standard 4 Star Lodges/ camps      2 Pax       4 Pax       6 Pax

January - March                                   $1,810     $1,520       $1,425

April- June                                            $1,640     $1,370       $1,285

July - October                                       $2,180    $1,800       $1,710 

November - 20. December                   $1,810    $1,520       $1,425

Mid-range 3 star  Lodge/camps    2 Pax         4 Pax           6 Pax

January - March                                 $1,640      $1,390        $1,285

April- June                                          $1,480      $1,260        $1,160

July-October                                       $1,970      $1,670        $1,550

November- 20.December                   $1,640      $1,390       $1,285

 ( Low Budget / Basic camps)        2 Pax         4 Pax           6 Pax

 January - March                                $1,360       $1,130         $975

April- June                                           $1,330      $1,100         $945

July-October                                       $1,430       $1,190         $995

November- 20.December                   $1,360       $1,130         $975

  Included

Park fees (For non-residents)

All activities (Unless labeled as optional)

All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)

A professional driver/guide

All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)

All Taxes/VAT

Round-trip airport transfer

Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Drinking water (On all days)

Excluded

International flights (From/to home)

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)

Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)