Here are a few shots and a video of the Ural Owl that discovered me in the deep forests of Hedmark. It clearly had young nearby and the first I knew of the bird was when it brushed my head as it flew in to attack me/worn me off. I was quite nervous after this […]
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Yemen Rock Agama at Al Mehfar Park – Thanoumah
Whilst birdwatching the Al Mehfar Park area of Tanoumah I came across a Yemen Rock Agama Acanthocercus yemensis. The Yemen Rock Agama occurs in northern Yemen and adjacent Saudi Arabia, but the limits of its distribution in Saudi Arabia are currently not well known. It occurs from around 2,000 to 3,000 metres above sea level […]
Florida June Flashbacks: 2011- 2015
With plenty of indoor time available due to Tropical Storm Colin and a persistent stormy weather pattern this past week in Southwest Florida, I made flashbacks of June visits to five different wildlife venues going back to 2011. The Ruddy Turnstone above (image 1) was photographed at Little Estero Lagoon in […]
Nattskärra
Man skulle kunna tro att jag inte gör nÃ¥got numer men det är ju sÃ¥ att tiden kanske inte räcker till just nu, jag har börjat med mina härliga nattskärror för att ringmärka dem och förhoppningsvis kontrollera de som redan blivit ringmärkta genom Ã¥ren. Denna verksamhet är ju bara tillgänglig mellan 22.30 och 02 dÃ¥ […]
It’s a Great Hobby
Pun fully intended! A drive down to Dunge this morning at stupid o’clock gave Jim and I the chance to dip the “red male” Rosefinch reported yesterday but as the handful of readers of this blog will know, Dunge always delivers! A splendid Hobby sat up on a shed at the road side and allowed […]
Viudita blanca (Pied water Tyrant) Fluvicola albiventer
Aprovechando la visita del amigo Nicolás a mi casa quien vino con un pendrive cargado de fotografÃas de su autorÃa aprovecho la ocasión para compartir un registro de esta especie que hace un buen tiempo que no veo. Esta Viudita blanca fue fotografiada por el en la Reserva del Arroyo Itá el dÃa 5 de […]
Falco Subbuteo
A fewmore images from my recent brief but special encounter with a Hobby down at Dunge. A remarkable encounter with the bird sitting on a shed whilst we pulled up along side in the car enjoying it for a few moments. The Hobby summers in the UK with c2800 breeding pairs. It is an amazing […]
Wildlife At Miami’s Matheson Hammock Park
At the suggestion of Tom Obrock we made a late May trip to Florida‘s east coast with the possibility of observing Bahama Mockingbird, a rare bird species in Florida, that had been reported in Fort Lauderdale at eBird. The immature Red-tailed Hawk above (image 1) was photographed near Homestead in May […]