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Field Guide: Common Seal vs Grey Seal

How to Tell Grey Seal vs Common Seal Apart: A Practical Field Guide

David Coultham

Why Seal Identification Matters Family: Phocidae Along many North Atlantic coastlines, particularly around Scotland, observers frequently encounter two common species: ...

Common Raccoon Species Guide

Raccoon | Species Guide

David Coultham

Species Guide: Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Family: Procyonidae The Common Raccoon is a medium-sized mammal belonging to the family Procyonidae within ...

Andean Condor: Species Guide

David Coultham

Species Guide: Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)Family: Cathartidae The Andean condor is a massive New World vulture native to western South ...

Jaguar Species Guide

Jaguar: Species Guide

David Coultham

Species Guide: Jaguar (Panthera Onca)Family: Felidae The Jaguar is a remarkably large cat native to the Americas. It holds the ...

Western Yellow Wagtail Species Guide

Western Yellow Wagtail: Species Guide

David Coultham

Species Guide: Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)Family: Motacillidae The Western Yellow Wagtail is a small passerine bird in the family ...

Skylark Species Guide

Eurasian skylark: Species Guide

David Coultham

Species Guide: Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis)Family: Alaudidae The Eurasian Skylark is a small passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae. ...

Brown Bear

Brown Bear: Species Guide

David Coultham

Species Guide: Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)Family: Ursidae The Brown Bear, scientifically named Ursus arctos, is one of the most widely distributed ...

Curlew Whimbrel

Bird Identification Guide: Curlew & Whimbrel

David Coultham

Across wetlands, coastlines, and open landscapes throughout Europe, two elegant wading birds are often confused with one another: the Curlew ...

Tundra Swans

Tundra Swans: Bewick’s and Whistling Subspecies

David Coultham

Species Guide: Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)Family: Anatidae The Tundra Swan is a northern swan species divided into two primary subspecies ...

Bird Identification Great White Egret vs Cattle Egret vs Little Egret

Bird Identification: Great White Egret vs Little Egret vs Cattle Egret

David Coultham

Across Europe, several species of egrets are returning to landscapes from which they were once largely absent. Their resurgence has ...