Pigwidgeon is so minute that some people have suggested to me that he might be aLittle Owl, one very small owl found in England. This owl’s scientific name isAthene noctua, and it is fairly common in much of its range, in southern and central Europe and Asia, and northern Africa. L...
She is also moulting like crazy so I am giving her a rest and feeding her up – she has been a very happy, if a little fat, hawk and today I saw her new tail feathers appearing – much nicer than the one I found in her aviary the other day…she had definitely worn that one ou...
6a, b)—the introvert is fully inflated and bulbous in specimen IN2017_V03-040-139, with segments between the introvert and the rest of the body appearing cinched (Fig. 6b). Body slightly bi-coloured in both specimens, with abdomen opaque and light tan in colour, and the introvert ...