Cardinal And Winter Wonderland
A female Cardinal (© Matthew Studebaker / Minden Pictures)
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London Fashion Week And Little Old Ruff
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) male for London Fashion Week. This male ruff is catwalk-ready in his lavish plumage, designed to catch the eye of admiring females (who are much more modestly dressed). The males' flamboyant collars come in black, white, ginger, stripy and plain varieties which, along with their head tufts, help them compete for attention as they strut their stuff during breeding season. These wading birds breed in river meadows and coastal marshes from northern Europe to Siberia and can be spotted on the east and south coasts of the UK. They are usually passing through en route to African wetlands although some will over-winter here.
Gold Finch In Snow
Red-billed silver finch is a wild bird distributed on plains and low forest areas from Eurasia to North Africa.
Rubber Duck Race For Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated the day after Christmas Day. It originated in the United Kingdom and is celebrated in a number of countries that previously formed part of the British Empire.
Love, Courtship And Other Matters
Male Atlantic puffin gives his mate nesting material. Today is a "leap day". "Nest-building Western Puffins", Skomer Island, England This year is a leap year after every four years. In the past, in the UK, proposals from women to men were only accepted on leap days, and men were supposed to be able to refuse proposals ... So, from the UK, Skomer Island, a proposal for a rainbow trout? I will deliver the state of. This is actually nesting, not proposal. They perform courtship activities from spring to summer and nest in the same place every year. Males and females take turns heating eggs, and they're terrible friends. (© Danny Green/Minden Pictures)