Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida), male by Allan Hopkins Via Flickr: Aka Eurasian Kingfisher, or River Kingfisher. River Usk, Abergavenny, Wales, UK.
Source: Flickr / hoppy1951
Eastern Chanting Goshawk (Melierax poliopterus), adult by Allan Hopkins Via Flickr: A raptor of semidesert, dry bush, and wooded grassland in East Africa. Lake Ndutu, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa.
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#Serengeti National Park#Shinyanga#Lake#Ndutu#Allan Hopkins#Hoppy1951#Eastern Chanting Goshawk#Melierax poliopterus#taxonomy:kingdom=Animalia#Animalia#taxonomy:phylum=Chordata#Chordata#taxonomy:subphylum=Vertebrata#Vertebrata#taxonomy:class=Aves#Aves#taxonomy:order=Accipitriformes#Accipitriformes#taxonomy:family=Accipitridae#Accipitridae#taxonomy:genus=Melierax#Melierax#taxonomy:species=poliopterus#taxonomy:binomial=Melierax poliopterus#Azor lagartijero somalí#Weißbürzel-Singhabicht#taxonomy:common=Eastern Chanting-Goshawk#taxonomy:common=Azor lagartijero somalí#taxonomy:common=Weißbürzel-Singhabicht#inaturalist:observation=6748693
Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) by Allan Hopkins Via Flickr: The classic photogenic 'safari bird'. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, East Africa.
Source: Flickr / hoppy1951
#Manyara#Tanzania#TZA#Tarangire National Park#Allan Hopkins#Hoppy1951#Lilac-breasted Roller#Coracias caudatus#taxonomy:kingdom=Animalia#Animalia#taxonomy:phylum=Chordata#Chordata#taxonomy:subphylum=Vertebrata#Vertebrata#taxonomy:class=Aves#Aves#taxonomy:order=Coraciiformes#Coraciiformes#taxonomy:family=Coraciidae#Coraciidae#taxonomy:genus=Coracias#Coracias#taxonomy:species=caudatus#taxonomy:binomial=Coracias caudatus#Rollier à longs brins#taxonomy:common=Rollier à longs brins#taxonomy:common=Lilac-breasted Roller#inaturalist:observation=6265475#Nikon D750
Dark Blue Pansy (Junonia o. oenone) by Allan Hopkins Via Flickr: A worn individual. Understandably, butterflies are difficult to photograph in Tanzania's National Parks, except at view points, picnic sites and loo's. Arusha National Park, Tanzania, East Africa.
Source: Flickr / hoppy1951
#Usa River#Tanzania#TZA#Arusha National Park#East Africa#Allan Hopkins#Hoppy1951#Dark Blue Pansy#Junonia oenone#butterfly#taxonomy:kingdom=Animalia#Animalia#taxonomy:phylum=Arthropoda#Arthropoda#taxonomy:subphylum=Hexapoda#Hexapoda#taxonomy:class=Insecta#Insecta#taxonomy:subclass=Pterygota#Pterygota#taxonomy:order=Lepidoptera#Lepidoptera#taxonomy:superfamily=Papilionoidea#Papilionoidea#taxonomy:family=Nymphalidae#Nymphalidae#taxonomy:subfamily=Nymphalinae#Nymphalinae#taxonomy:tribe=Junoniini#Junoniini
Long Skimmer (Orthetrum trinacria), male by Allan Hopkins Via Flickr: Near Marakissa River Camp, Marakissa, The Gambia, West Africa
Source: Flickr / hoppy1951
#Marakissa#The Gambia#West Africa#Marakissa River Camp#Allan Hopkins#Hoppy1951#Long Skimmer#Orthetrum trinacria#male#dragonfly#taxonomy:kingdom=Animalia#Animalia#taxonomy:phylum=Arthropoda#Arthropoda#taxonomy:subphylum=Hexapoda#Hexapoda#taxonomy:class=Insecta#Insecta#taxonomy:subclass=Pterygota#Pterygota#taxonomy:order=Odonata#Odonata#taxonomy:suborder=Anisoptera#Anisoptera#taxonomy:family=Libellulidae#Libellulidae#taxonomy:genus=Orthetrum#Orthetrum#taxonomy:species=trinacria#taxonomy:binomial=Orthetrum trinacria
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) by Hoppy1951 on Flickr.
#Abergavenny#Monmouthshire#Wales#UK#GBR#Clytha#Allan Hopkins#Hoppy1951#Red Admiral#Vanessa atalanta#Animalia#Arthropoda#Hexapoda#Insecta#Pterygota#Lepidoptera#Papilionoidea#Nymphalidae#Nymphalinae#Nymphalini#Vanessa#Atalanta#נימפית הסרפד#Vulcain#Red Admiral (Northern Hemisphere)#Almirante Rojo#Admiral#Almirante-vermelho#Адмирал#amiraali
Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male by Allan Hopkins Via Flickr: Clytha, Monmouthshire, South Wales, UK.
Source: Flickr / hoppy1951
#Abergavenny#Monmouthshire#Wales#UK#GBR#Clytha#Allan Hopkins#Hoppy1951#Banded Demoiselle#Calopteryx splendens#male#taxonomy:kingdom=Animalia#Animalia#taxonomy:phylum=Arthropoda#Arthropoda#taxonomy:subphylum=Hexapoda#Hexapoda#taxonomy:class=Insecta#Insecta#taxonomy:subclass=Pterygota#Pterygota#taxonomy:order=Odonata#Odonata#taxonomy:suborder=Zygoptera#Zygoptera#taxonomy:family=Calopterygidae#Calopterygidae#taxonomy:genus=Calopteryx#Calopteryx#taxonomy:species=splendens
#Ton Kenfig#Bridgend#Wales#UK#GBR#Kenfig National Nature Reserve#Allan Hopkins#Hoppy1951#Common Blue Damselfly#Enallagma cyathigerum#male#Animalia#Arthropoda#Hexapoda#Insecta#Pterygota#Odonata#Zygoptera#Coenagrionoidea#Coenagrionidae#Enallagma#Agrion porte-coupe#Azzurrina portacalice#Gemeine Becherjungfer#Common Bluet#Caballito del diablo#Libelinha do cogumelo
Piapiac (Ptilostomus afer) by Hoppy1951 on Flickr.
#Gilwern#Monmouthshire#Wales#Allan Hopkins#Hoppy1951#European Robin#Erithacus rubecula melophilus#Animalia#Chordata#Vertebrata#Aves#Passeriformes#Muscicapidae#Erithacus#Pit-roig#Erithacus rubecula#Pettirosso#Petirrojo#Rotkehlchen#Pisco-de-peito-ruivo#Rouge-gorge familier#אדום חזה#Santo-antoninho#punarinta#Зарянка#Малиновка#UK#GBR