December 2022 - January 2023 Trip to Europe
In December 2022 - January 2023, I went on a family holiday to Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, the UK and Germany.
Observations
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
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Mating behaviour
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Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)Observer
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Fighting over a piece of food in midair
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Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris)Observer
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Odd to see it flowering in such cold weather
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
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Eating the flour at a Trdelnik stall
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Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)Observer
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Much smaller than and differently coloured to Anas platyrhynchos/
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Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris)Observer
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Stray dog, on level -2 of the station.
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Red Kite (Milvus milvus)Observer
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Reminds me of the Nankeen Kestrels in Australia
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Tripe Fungus (Auricularia mesenterica)Observer
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Growing on a phone booth - I doubt it's cultivated
This phonebooth on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4836283,-0.6051867,3a,90y,239.87h,42.89t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipMsR4B-WkxUw7fjq3TJHQi092_A9ZlSRunH3HEy!2e10!3e11!7i5376!8i2688
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Red Kite (Milvus milvus)Observer
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Reminds me of the Nankeen Kestrels in Australia
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Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
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Not sure if it's wild or if it's an escapee from the Tower of London
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Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)Observer
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Some of these seagulls are juvenile
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Cormorants and Shags (Family Phalacrocoracidae)Observer
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The underside of the birds reminds me of cormorants in Australia.
Observed looking up from the Doune Castle entrance.
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Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)Observer
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Juvenile individual, eating what appears to be a dead bird
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Bracket Fungi (Family Polyporaceae)Observer
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Possibly Fomes fomentarius
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