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Normally you see the yellow-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus africanus) sitting on the bigger animals of Africa, feeding on bugs. I have only seen them like this and in a tree twice on my two trips to Kenya.

They are one of two oxpecker species, together with the red-billed oxpeckers.

(Gulnebboksehakker in Norwegian)

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A female Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), from the same hide in southern Norway I recently posted the male as well from, and where I have been back for two days now.

We have only had one male bullfinch here now, but many great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches and others.

(Dompap hunn, in Norwegian)

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A male Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), from a hide in southern Norway one year ago.

Yesterday I booked a new stay for next week, together with the two I went with one year ago.

In addition to small birds, jays and squirrels, we hope for a goshawk and woodpeckers.

Today I will look for birds on Jæren in the sunshine with a friend.

(Dompap hann, in Norwegian)

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In August, I saw the garden warbler (Sylvia borin) for the first time. And really close as well, since I joined BirdLife Dalane on a bird ringing trip.

I had only heard them five times before, since they are often hard to spot inside the bushes.

(Hagesanger ved ringmerking, in Norwegian)

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We rarely see bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) by our feeders anymore. But one autumn, before they built a new road and removed lots of our trees and shrubs, we had them here for a month. I got many nice photos of them, like this one.

Here it is in its winter plumage. During breeding, the males have a shiny black head and back.

(Bjørkefink in Norwegian)

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A Reed Bunting stops in a reed stem for a few seconds, just the time to snap a picture.

From the very first time I met a spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes), last summer. It sat waiting for nuts together with a squirrel, right above our heads on a feeding ground in the forest.

Today I saw my second one, and this year's first for our region as well, on a little road trip in our municipality with a birdwatching friend. I saw it from a distance in a tree top, and didn't understand what bird it could be until I luckily took a couple of photos and zoomed in.

The spotted nutcracker is not common here in western Norway, so it was a nice surprise.

(Nøttekråke in Norwegian)

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A speckle-fronted weaver (Sporopipes frontalis) in Masai Mara.

It is found in central Africa, from Mauritania and Gambia in the west to Ethiopia and Tanzania in the east. Its natural habitat is dry savanna, and it feeds on seeds on the ground.

(Rustnakkevever in Norwegian)

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I've seen a few of these birds in the park, but always at great distance, they never came much close...

Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand

Male... in the shade...

Navatara Phuket resort garden, Phuket, Thailand

Female...

Laem Phak Bia, Petchaburi, Thailand

Laem Phak Bia, Petchaburi, Thailand

A photo that fits the grey mood outside today, of two common ravens (Corvus corax) from last year.

We have had a rainy day, after the lovely period of sunshine and snow- which is almost gone now.

(Ravn in Norwegian)

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Adult male and immature ... always perching very high.

Fisherman's resort, Haad Chao Samran Beach, Thailand

A white-browed robin-chat (Cossypha heuglini) in Kenya this past autumn. (It was formerly known as Heuglin's Robin, named after the German ornithologist Von Heuglin.)

It belongs to the flycatcher family, and there are some other species that looks very similar- but this has a little wider eye stripe, and fits the best with the area.

It is found in east, central and southern Africa.

(Hvitbryntrosteskvett, i fluesnapperfamilien, in Norwegian)

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Female Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata). Photo taken in Madagascar by Rhett Ayers Butler

Male Madagascar paradise flycatcher. Photo taken in Madagascar by Rhett Ayers Butler

Female Madagascar paradise flycatcher. Photo taken in Madagascar by Rhett Ayers Butler

Female Madagascar paradise flycatcher. Photo taken in Madagascar by Rhett Ayers Butler

Male Madagascar paradise flycatcher. Photo taken in Madagascar by Rhett Ayers Butler