All is quiet, except for the sound of doves and guinea fowl in the distance. The sky is bright blue on a winter’s morning. I am sitting in an underground research bunker in Etosha National Park in Namibia. He approaches from the southeast, ambling like they usually do. His footfalls are quiet, eerily quiet, like […]
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Greylag geese, in for winter…
Anser anser –  About 200 Greylag geese arrived on the site at Mazères in the south of France in a frantic commotion! They settled far, out of reach for our lenses, but in the middle of morning small groups formed to graze on the banks. One of those came towards us and settled to feed […]
Curiango (Pauraque) Nyctidromus albicollis
Esta noche en particular en Rincón Ombú chico los curiangos estuvieron mucho mas confiados que nunca, habrá sido por el clima favorable o la abundancia de alimento que los mantuvo con el buche lleno de insectos y por ello tranquilos, o quizás no estaban con ganas de volar. En realidad desconozco el motivo de dicha […]
Alilicucú común (Tropical Screech-Owl) Megascops choliba
Este fue uno de los mejores momentos fotográficos de este 2014; esta noche mientras se preparaba la cena en Rincón Ombú chico fuimos muy afortunados en ser acompañados durante unos minutos por esta pareja de lechuzas que se acercaron a la casa de Luis para quizás investigar que era lo que estábamos haciendo nosotros. Desde […]
Picaflor común (Glittering-bellied Emerald) Chlorostilbon lucidus
Gran satisfacción me produce el hecho de ver resultados fotográficos como estos en amigos que comenzaron a fotografiar aves mas recientemente que yo !!!!. En esta entrada comparto estas fotografÃas de un Picaflor común obtenidas por Javier Wioneczak en su casa.
Great Cormorant at Port Orange
Yesterday I saw my first Great Cormorant, a lifer for me. Aside from the fact it was having a bad feather day, it’s a beautiful bird. This bird was found over a week ago about a half mile south of where I saw it yesterday. We spent about an hour looking for it there; then […]
Madikwe: May 2010 (Part 1)
Hey everyone! I am carrying on my huge backlog of trip reports as and when I find the time to do so – so herewith the start of another belated adventure for you to enjoy. Back in May 2010 my wife and I were fortunate to be invited by my friend Gerry van der Walt […]
The Eurasian wren
I love the Eurasian wren but it comes all too seldom in front of my lens! The 14th of November was superbly sunny contrary to the weather predictions, so I decided to get into the garden hide for an hour and see who would appear! Bingo, curiosity had a name, the wren! He inspected every […]