Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) nest on my property here in Northern California. They are conspicuous, gregarious and a joy to watch. Click on photos for full sized images. This woodpecker is a cooperative breeder and lives in family groups of up to a dozen or more individuals. This is an adult male sticking his head […]
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Two Kinds of Coots
I was in London last week for a conference. My hotel was near Kensington Gardens, one of London’s Royal Parks. I walked all over the gardens, saw the famous statue of Peter Pan, and sat by a pond watching the royal waterfowl. There were mute swans, tufted ducks, Egyptian geese, moorhens, great crested grebes, great […]
Chinchero enano, Lesser Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus fuscus
Esta fotografÃa que publico hoy del Chinchero chico es la primera que puedo obtener de esta especie acá en la Argentina, cuando lo presenté en el blog en el mes de Febrero del año pasado habÃa publicado fotos que obtuve durante mis vacaciones en el Blaneario Camboriú en el Brasil. El dÃa 07 de Junio […]
An Elephantine Moment
Wildlife photography, to me, is about telling the stories of nature and conveying a sense of the wonder of God’s creation to my viewers. As a photographer, you need to be able to use all the tools at your disposal to do this. Besides the obvious – your camera and lens and the right settings […]
A Bestiary : Songbirds ~ Tree Swallow
The graceful aerial sweeper and sleek iridescent Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)has been a wondrous part of our life here at Flower Hill Farm for over thirty years. No matter what may be happening in the world, I can enter the garden and delight in watching the swallows diving and swirling about in the waves of […]
Pecho colorado, White-browed Blackbird, Sturnella superciliaris
FotografÃas de un Pecho colorado macho obtenidas el dÃa Domingo pasado en la ribera del Arroyo Mártires de la Ciudad de Posadas en compañÃa de Luis Krause; habÃamos regresado esa mañana con lloviznas desde Ombú chico y en horas de la tarde el clima mejoró aprovechando los amigos para seguir practicando el hobby en este […]
Big Wings
Just a quick post this time around, folks. This is from my 2010 archives (I’ve got sooo many photos still unprocessed from then until now, so every now and again I dive into the depths of the archives). I captured this photo of the Lesser Spotted Eagle in the Kruger National Park one afternoon. I […]