New bird species added in the AGAMI database

Great news! Many new bird species have been added to our picture library in the last weeks! New species include stunning photographs by Brian E. Small from beautiful species like Green Jay, Eastern Meadowlark, Northern Bobwhite and Painted Bunting. Other new additions to our bird species in stock include Harpy, Cuban Nightjar, Corsican Finch, Ringed Storm-Petrel, Horned Screamer, Peruvian Thick-knee, Red-headed Bunting, Mountain Caracara, Red-fronted Macaw and Kessler's Thrush. 

We are working hard to provide all the bird species of the world in the AGAMI picture library in the highest quality available. We expect a lot of more bird species from North-America and Central-America in the next weeks. We received we received 350+ Costa Rican species via Greg and Yvonne Dean and Brian E. Small send us many 1.000's images - which represent the bulk of the resident North-American bird speciesl! We also will start uploading the latest additions from Dubi Shapiro from his trip to Indonesia and a previous trip to Madagascar.

Below a few examples of the latest species added to our bird stock.

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Horned Screamer, Peru, Marc Guyt / www.agami.nl

Peruvian Thick-knee, Peru, Marc Guyt / www.agami.nl

Ringed Storm-Petrel, Peru, Marc Guyt / www.agami.nl

AGAMI photographers joining Champions of the Flyway 2015

AGAMI photographers Marc Guyt and Martijn Verdoes are joining the 2015 Champions of the Flyway in Eilat, Israel.

Together with Gert Ottens (editor at Birdlife Netherlands) they formed the Dutch Knights. An all Dutch team racing for conservation. Alongside some familiar teams from last year we are delighted that many new teams are entering as well in 2015. We want to become the Champions of the Flyway and win the trophy for the team with the most money raised so the pressure is on!

This year the Champions of the Flyway are combatting illegal trapping of migrating birds in Cyprus.
 

Illegal caught European Bee-eater - one bird that will never reach Europe again...
Copyright Birdlife Cyprus

Twice a year Cyprus, the third greatest island in the Mediterranean, is a crucial stopover site for  millions of migrating birds during their sea crossings.

Due to these hugh numbers of migrating birds hunting and trapping has alwasy been part of the island history. In the past, songbirds – mainly Blackcaps and similar-sized warblers – were trapped for consumption by the rather poor islanders who saw the twice-yearly influx of birds as a valuable source of protein while they scraped their meagre existence, living off the land. The impact this had on bird populations then would have been tiny and quite sustainable.

Nowadays however, bird trapping in Cyprus has little to do with tradition or history. Nor is it sustainable. It has become widespread, extensive and is driven by by profits sought by organised crime.

The reason is the demand for a local dish made from small passerines called Ambelopoulia which is considered a delicacy by certain members of the Cypriot community and, perhaps more worryingly, some misguided tourists. The dish is in such demand that would-be diners are prepared to pay in excess of €5 per bird with the associated illegal industry considered to be worth in excess of €15,000,000 per year.

This is how lunch in Cyprus looks like... Ambelopoulia
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The organized hunting had deep impact on numbers of birds. Many of the species caught are red list species in many countries. The support generated by the Champions of the Flyway event in 2015 will secure vital funding to aid BirdLife Cyprus in their fight against illegal killing of birds and to help them turn the tide on the needless slaughter.

Support us in our quest to stop the widespread, illegal killing of migrating birds in Southern Europe. If you want to support the cause and our team, please DONATE HERE. Every bird counts so every penny, every euro is much appreciated!

Marc, Martijn and Gert
Dutch Knights


PS: You can also like our Dutch Knights Facebook page or follow us on twitter.

Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland in Kuusamo, Finland; Danny Green / www.agami.nl

Dear reader,

the latest AGAMI newsletter has just been published.

In the December 2014 newsletter a brief introduction about our new online Special 'Winter Wonderland', besides we have included a fine selection of beautiful winter photo's available in our image library.

If you want to receive the AGAMI image library newsletter, please register to our site and receive monthly updates about us and our stunning bird & nature stock images.

Last but not least, we want to wish you a merry X-mas and a very good new year, hopefully we meet in 2015!

All the best for 2015,

Marc, Roy & Wil

contact@agami.nl

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PS: Please take a look and read at all our previous AGAMI newsletters.

PS2: want to know more about AGAMI, please visit our About Us page.

Great Grey Owl, Markus Varesvuo / www.agami.nl

Snowy Owl in Canada, Markus Varesvuo / www.agami.nl

De Schwemm Oostenrijk

Begin juni 2014 ben ik met een speciale missie naar Oostenrijk afgereisd. Het doel was het bemonsteren van de Schwemm. Dit is een prachtig moerascomplex van ongeveer 65 hectaren. Het gebied is rijk aan bijzondere planten en dieren. 

Bergnachtorchis

Tolieldia calyculata

Maar het is ook de place to be voor sierlagen, met meer dan 340 soorten desmidiaceae is het ook de rijkste sieralgen plek van Europa. Veel van de soorten die je in de Schwemm kunt vinden zijn in Nederland lang gelden al verdwenen, door vervuiling van het oppervlaktewater. Maar de meeste soorten die er gevonden worden zijn in heel Europa zeer zeldzaam  

Micrasterias apiculata

Helaas zijn deze algen met het blote oog niet waar te nemen. Je hebt dan ook een redelijke microscoop nodig om ze te kunnen zien.

Micrasterias fimbriata

Naast de algen was er natuurlijk ook nog wat tijd om naar andere wonder van de natuur te kijken. Vlak bij het hotel was een prachtige plek voor Dwergjuffers. Op een van de excursies naar een kalkrijk ven kreeg ik als bonus de Siberische waterjuffer voor mijn lens.

Dwergjuffer

Siberische waterjuffer

Er vlogen veel verschillende soorten parelmoervlinders tijdens mijn bezoek. Vooral de zilveren maan en zilvervlek waren ruimschoots aanwezig.

 Zilveren maan

Zilvervlek

Misschien wel de mooiste bonus van deze reis, was de ontdekking van een groepje bloeiende vrouwenschoentjes. Een orchidee die al heel lang op mijn verlanglijstje stond. 

Vrouwenschoentje