Adult breeding Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus with a caught rat-tailed maggot Syrphidae sp. Ghadira, Nature Reserve, Malta, Mediterranean

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Juvenile of the year Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus foraging in shallow water, Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta, Mediterranean

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A closeup shot of a Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) flying in the sky

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A closeup of a pair of black-necked stilt birds mating on water

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A closeup of two black-winged stilts flying in the sky.

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Mediterranean gulls Ichthyaetus melanocephalus. Juvenile and adults some in breeding plumage, some still in winter plumage, Marsamxett Harbour, Malta

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A black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) wading in a calm pond in Torrevieja, Spain

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A black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) wading in a calm pond in Torrevieja, Spain

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A black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) wading in a calm pond in Torrevieja, Spain

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Autumn migrant Little egret, Egretta garzetta, plumage fluffed-up while foraging when stopping-over. Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta, Mediterranean

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Flower of the Spanish oyster-thistle or the Common golden thistle, Colymus hispanicus, growing on a sand-dune at Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta,

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A Maltese Wall Lizard, also known as Filfola Lizard, Podarcis filfolensis, basking in the sun on limestone rock in the island of Malta.

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Foraging Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea in winter plumage, stopping over on autumn migration searching for prey. Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta,

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A probably non-breeding, adult Greater flamingo, alarmed and alert, stretching up its neck watching for possible danger. Salina Nature Reserve, Malta.

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Exoskeleton Of a cicada, Cicada Barbara, still clinging to a branch after metamorphosis into adult. Malta. Mediterranean

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backlit side view of flower of sea daffodil, Pancratium maritimum. Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta, Mediterranean

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backlit side view of flower of sea daffodil, Pancratium maritimum. Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta, Mediterranean

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Male Maltese Wall Lizard, Podarcis filfolensis, basking in the sun on a rock surrounded by vegetation in Malta. Maltese fauna reptile, critter.

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Portrait of a female European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola, wintering in a marsh, perched on a reed. Simar Nature Reserve. Malta

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A resident, adult male Sardinian warbler Sylvia melanocephala on a perch in an urban garden, in winter, lit by flashes. Malta, Mediterranean,

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A close up of a Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) flying over a Dog-rose flower

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Water-spout in front of an advancing rain curtain, Associated with a dark, flat-bottomed developing cumuliform cloud. Off Ghadira Bay, Malta,

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flower of the sea daffodil Pancratium maritimum from above. . Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta, Central Mediterranean

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Wintering Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis, wings outspread perched on post in a salt pan filled with water. Salina Nature Reserve, Malta

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