The flower of Digitalis Purpurea atracts the hummingbirds at the end of the summer. The Green-Backed Firecrown (common name Hummingbird Ruby) is one of the very few species of hummingbirds in our region in Neuquen, Villa La Angostura, Argentina, which stays along of the year. In summer they go up to the mountain and in […]
Author: Jose Garcia Allievi
Pepe Garcia Allievi (67) graduated at Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahia Blanca, Argentina as electronic engineer. Married, three sons, he worked in the oil service industry for almost 40 years. Amateur photographer most of his life, after retired, he focused on wildlife and nature photography in Latin America. He attended to nature photo & edition workshops dictated by Joao Quental and Octavio Salles in Brasil.
Member of AUDUBON Venezuela and Aves Argentinas Buenos Aires.
He lives part time between San Isidro, Buenos Aires and Villa la Angostura, Neuquen, South Argentina.
Todirostrum cinereum
A droll little bird, with almost perpetually cocked,wagging tail. Nest a trashy little bag suspended from twig; side entrance and long dangling tail complete disguise. Hops and flutters about, pauses to look up, draws a bead on small insects, then darts up lightening quick in a sally-strike to snap them from beneath leaves (Hilty). I […]
Golden Winged Cacique
The wet season in South East Brazil runs from November to March. In the atlantic forest, the rain is almost permanent. Sometimes, however, it is possibly to use this critical photography condition as an advantage. This photo was taken on a cloudy day, under a thin rain in the forest of Ubatuba, Brasil . The […]
