Corn Crake Gallery

Shorebirds (Charadriiformes), wood engravings, published in 1897

Shorebirds (Charadriiformes), left side: 1) Ruff (Calidris pugnax, or Machetes pugnax); 2) Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio, or Porphyrio veterum); 3) Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola); 4) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra); 5) Corn crake (Crex crex, or Crex pratensis). Right side: 1) Great bustard (Otis tarda, or Otis tetrax); 2) Grey-winged trumpeter (Psophia crepitans); 3) European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria, or Charadrius pluvialis, top); 4) Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus, or Vanellus cristatus, bottom). Wood engravings, published in 1897

Corncrake - Single adult male standing on rock in the early morning

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Corncrake - Single adult male standing on rock in the early morning
North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Crex crex
David Kilbey
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Konik Pony - In long grass

CAN-2631 Konik Pony - In long grass Norfolk Broads National Park, Norfolk, England Breed originated in ancient lowland farm areas in Poland, direct descendant of the wild European forest horse or Tarpan that once roamed across Europe and is now extinct. Used widely in Europe to manage wetlands by keeping land open and improve habitat for certain wildlife, graze on weeds, reeds, rushes and other plants. Conservation grazing projects use these ponies to improve habitat for bitterns, corn crakes, spoonbills and other species John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

© John Cancalosi / ardea.com