#otis tarda

[geopsych]

Great bustard (her name is Gertrude)

On this day 8 years ago, I wasn’t even birding. I was looking at rocks. And I saw an absolutely amazing bird! I learned later that her name is Gertrude and she’s half tame but at the time I couldn’t believe my eyes.

And oh yeah I was at Stonehenge.

[catsbeaversandducks]

Via Stonehenge U.K

[animalids]

Great bustard (Otis tarda)

Photo by J. B.

[ptice]

Velika droplja (lat. Otis tarda, eng. Great Bustard)

Status: lokalna gnezdilica, stanarica (locally common, resident)

UGROŽENA (ENDANGERED)

Photo by unknown

[captious-solarian]

Great bustard at Stonehenge. Photo by Trevor Hance, 2019.

[podartists]

The Great Bustard (Otis tarda) | Joseph Wolf | Zoological sketches v.1 (1861) | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr | Public domain

[fullfrontalbirds]

Great Bustard (Otis tarda)

© Kike Junco

[podartists]

Otide (Otis tarda) | Joseph Wolf (1820-1899)