Monday was the day of maximum impact of cyclone Chapala in southern Arabia. It’s main effect missed western Oman and struck central Yemen instead.Nevertheless it had some effect on Saeed Shanfari’s and my birding when we went out into the desert north of the Dhofar mountains. Having set off at 4.30 am we arrived at […]
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Picaflor esmeralda (Versicolored Emerald) Amazilia versicolor
Preparando estas fotografÃas de Picaflor esmeralda que me pasó Nicolás veo que desde el año pasado no compartÃa imágenes de esta especie en el blog. Estas fotos se obtuvieron durante las vacaciones de invierno en el JardÃn de los picaflores en Puerto Iguazú Misiones; durante el mes de Mayo pasado registramos a este picaflor en […]
Abdim’s stork are back
During mid week a week ago, I managed to snatch some time to visit Raysut settling pools in the late afternoon. The good news is that about 45 Abdim’s stork had arrived. It is only in very recent years that they have chosen to winter in Salalah and it looks like that will continue this […]
Diucón (Fire-Eyed Diucon) Xolmis pyrope
El Diucón mide entre 19 y 21 cm de largo. Su plumaje es principalmente gris, presentando primarias y cobertoras con distintas tonalidades de grises oscuros. Los ojos son de color rojo brillante, excepto en los ejemplares inmaduros, que los tienen de color pardo. Tiene la garganta y el abdómen blanquecinos. También conocido como urco o […]
Much more at Rakhyut
There was much more to Rakhyut than owling (see yesterday’s blog). On the mountain top before we (Saeed Shanfari, Hedi Khecharem and I) descended into Rakhyut the action started. There were four eagles. Three were steppe eagle which soon disappeared. Eastern imperial eagle 1 One eagle stayed behind and give good views. It was […]
MartÃn pescador mediano (Amazon kingfisher) Chloroceryle amazona
Sin lugar a dudas especial predilección tengo por las horas previas al atardecer para fotografiar aves, la luz cálida y los contrastes mas suaves producen los mejores resultados fotográficamente hablando. Al dirigirnos hacia la Ruta nac. 12 desde la UC. Cambyretá durante la tarde del primero de Agosto pasado, esta hembra de MartÃn pescador mediano […]
Pied Kingfisher – Sabkhat Al Fasl
Whilst ringing at Sabkhat Al Fasl 23 October 2015 I found a Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis flying around near one of the nets. Pied Kingfisher is a scarce winter visitor to Saudi Arabia with most records from the Eastern Province. On 25 February 1999 there were six birds present at Sabkhat Al Fasl (Jubail) and […]
I said I would and I did.
I promised you pikas years ago. Maybe it was months ago, it’s all running together now. But, alas, here they are. Behold the Pika Cute, Cute Pika. If you don’t think they are one of the most adorable goofballs you have ever seen, please exit my page and my life right now. These guys make […]