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[AlanF]

Are you also faced with an invasion of Nile geese in England?
In France and Germany, they have taken possession of most ponds and small lakes in urban environment, chasing "native" species.

You mean these?

 

[ISv]

And I recently discovered the difference between MILC and M**F . The rascals who made fun of me will understand the pointe.
We never stop learning...

Which meaning of MILC: "Multi-dimensional In-depth Long-term Case studies (MILC)" ?

 

[Del Paso]

You mean these?

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Exactly, you see them everywhere, chasing ducks, coots, moorhens. Sometimes even swans.

 

[Del Paso]

Which meaning of MILC: "Multi-dimensional In-depth Long-term Case studies (MILC)" ?

It's getting increasingly difficult knowing what all these abbreviations stand for.
Sometimes even embarrassing...

 

[7DmkI]

Saw this red-tailed hawk (probably a juvenile) posing, then hopping between branches but almost fell off!

 

[AlanF]

Lesser Whitethroat (R5ii +RF 100-500mm). (Greater) Whitethroat with insect (R5ii + RF 200-800mm).

 

[Click]

I really like the first one. Well done, Alan.

 

[foda]

Green Heron with Firemouth Cichlid, seen while birding in Belize, April, 2026.

R5MkII RF200-800mm

 

[Click]

Beautiful shot, foda.

 

[ISv]

Green Heron with Firemouth Cichlid, seen while birding in Belize, April, 2026.

R5MkII RF200-800mm

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I like the shot but that fish lacks enthusiasm !

 

[ISv]

Lesser Whitethroat (R5ii +RF 100-500mm). (Greater) Whitethroat with insect (R5ii + RF 200-800mm).

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Nice photos Alan! I like both: the second one gives me a glimpse in the habitat were you are shooting - with that Crataegus (monogyna?) and the lichens...

 

[antonn]

R3 + RF600/4, Luscinia svecica

 

[Click]

Lovely shots, antonn. I especially like the first one.

 

[AlanF]

R3 + RF600/4, Luscinia svecica
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Why do you always use the Latin name? I belong to several serious bird organizations and no one ever uses the Latin even in formal occasions or mostly even knows the Latin name. The beauty of bird names is that they are often descriptive of the bird, and easy to remember and discuss in conversation or writing. This bird is a Bluethroat, and it is obvious to anyone what it is and everyone can remember what name it has. OK, a German speaker, for example, will use the German in Germany but do they know or use the Latin name when speaking to each other?

 

[Dragon]

Why do you always use the Latin name? I belong to several serious bird organizations and no one ever uses the Latin even in formal occasions or mostly even knows the Latin name. The beauty of bird names is that they are often descriptive of the bird, and easy to remember and discuss in conversation or writing. This bird is a Bluethroat, and it is obvious to anyone what it is and everyone can remember what name it has. OK, a German speaker, for example, will use the German in Germany but do they know or use the Latin name when speaking to each other?

Caesar himself did say something in his opening paragraph about you Celts wanting everything in your own language . https://sacred-texts.com/cla/jcsr/dbg1.htm

 

[ISv]

Why do you always use the Latin name? I belong to several serious bird organizations and no one ever uses the Latin even in formal occasions or mostly even knows the Latin name. The beauty of bird names is that they are often descriptive of the bird, and easy to remember and discuss in conversation or writing. This bird is a Bluethroat, and it is obvious to anyone what it is and everyone can remember what name it has. OK, a German speaker, for example, will use the German in Germany but do they know or use the Latin name when speaking to each other?

The ornithologists usually know the scientific names of the birds (for sure the names in the group of birds in which they specialize...). The problem with the common names is that they are frequently ambiguous. For one who doesn't have the English as a primary language it makes a kind of burden: So many times I have to search in the Internet via the Latin name in order to recover the common name (in English!) in my memory (old man ...). Many times the common name in English is popping up before I can recover the scientific name (go figure it )!
Never mind! Today the clouds above the mountain were looking pretty hostile and I went to my favorite Botanical garden - to check if the gardeners are still keeping the barriers around the nest of the Japanese White-eye and how the birds are doing. Surprisingly for a fraction of the second I noticed a hatched bird trying to get food from the arrived parent (I missed the exact moment!!!). It seems I (we) can see fledglings in 10-14 days!
After that White-rumped Shama and Red-whiskered Bulbul.