Brown Creeper creepers I can’t remember visiting Ulva and not seeing at lease a couple of of these small “non-descript” birds. So much so that a few years ago I once casually wrote them off to a Brit Birder as “Oh its just a Brown Creeper” and was told quite firmly that we didn’t know [...]
Banded Pitta… A Bird-Photo Jewel Pittas are fascinating birds that hope around the forest floors in tropical Asia and Australasia, with a couple of species found in Africa. The Banded Pitta (Pitta guajana) it’s located in the Thai-Malay Peninsula and the Greater Sundas (except the Island of Sulawesi, in Indonesia). In Thailand, one can only [...]
Karen, my wife, and I have been traveling to Guyana for the past ten years. Working to establish a viable ecotourism effort run by the Macushi people we hoped to provide some relief for the parrot population which has been legally trapped for the pet trade. In our travels we have endeavored to bring a [...]
It has been said that our generation lives at the optimal time of the world’s history for birding and wildlife watching. Although vast parts of our natural heritage have been destroyed over the recent few centuries (sadly most rapidly during the last few decades), enough still exists that almost all species may still be encountered. [...]
After leaving the Selva Verde Lodge (part 2 of this trip report) (part 1 was the Peace Lodge) we moved on to Arenal Observatory Lodge. The Lodge is famous for its view of the Arenal Volcano, only 1.7 miles away. The volcano had been dormant for over 400 years until a major eruption in 1968. [...]
Our “Best Photo of the Week” competition has again taken us on a world-wide tour. We visited Algonquin Park in Canada, Lema Ranch in California, Antelope Island State Park in Utah and the white, sandy beaches of Florida. From there we went to Kenya and Tanzania. In between we paid surprise visits to a wildlife-rich [...]
AnhingaSome of the shots of the Anhinga taken at Dora Lake, Mt. Dora,Florida. This pose reminds me of a prehistoric bird still in existence among us. Taken with the Canon 60D at ISO 200, at 18mm f/8, at 1/250 sec.AnhingaTaken at Dora Lake, Mt. Do…
Aviemore is arguably Scotland’s premier skiing resort in the winter months, but during the summer the area is visited by large numbers of tourists hoping to see one of Scotland’s biggest summer attractions, the very beautiful fish hawk or to give it its real name, the osprey. The osprey was extinct in Scotland since 1916 [...]
Gull billed tern at WWT Llanelli. Copyright credit: Mark Hipkin Squally weather blows rare gull-billed tern off course to WWT Llanelli June 2012. Birders are flocking (Why do birders always flock? Why don’t they migrate, slime or even ponce?) to WWT National Wetland Centre Wales at Llanelli to see an extremely rare gull-billed tern who has [...]
We are pleased to present the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize goes to Don Getty for his photo entitled “Collared Aracari”, Second Prize to John Andrew Wright for “Narcissus Flycatcher” and the Third Prize shared by Julie Brown for “Adult Burrowing Owl” and Raymond Barlow for Spot-winged tit (see images [...]
