Over the last 2 weeks I’ve had many opportunities to check most of the region best birding spots and It is probably not going to be remembered as the best season we had, but nevertheless, like I wrote in my last post, some very nice species can be found in various locations including 4-5 Oriental […]
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The Bird Cliffs of Alkefjellet
Thousands upon thousands of Brünnich’s Guillemots (Uria lomvia) fill the sky alongside the cliffs of Alkefjellet where over a quarter of a million birds nest during the Arctic summer months. Alkefjellet, Svalbard. Nikon D4. Nikon 28-300mm. ISO 400 f11 @ 1/1000 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari
Tero común, Southern Lapwing, Vanellus chilensis
Hay fotografÃas que no hay que desaprovecharlas por mas habitual que sea el bicho que aparezca como en este caso; volviendo a las oficinas de la Reserva del Itá me encontré con unos teros bochincheros a la vera de una de las veredas, tres de ellos bastante ariscos se alejaron del lugar con sus gritos […]
Mega’s, Vagrants and Rarities in Kuwait
It has been quite some time since my last post. Following a low depression in Arabia in late November that brought more than above average rainfall at this time of the year to the Region, some great birds were recorded in Kuwait. The one species was a vagrant and a 1st for Kuwait that has […]
MartÃn pescador chico, Green kingfisher, Chloroceryle americana
Que bronca que me agarré el primero de Noviembre en el Arroyo Itá !!!!! luego de esperar casi una hora en la sombra con un buen posadero a mi alcance a que algo se acerque y se pose para poder sacar una buena foto decidà cruzar el puente peatonal de la reserva para ir del […]
Happy Hour Rush
Elephants love water. You know that by now (at least some of you do). I love watching breeding herds rush to the water as they start to smell the nourishment. One of the best places to do this is around the waterholes of Etosha National Park in Namibia, which is exactly where I am headed […]
Marsh Wren at the North Tract of Lake Jesup CA
Right near the entrance of the North Tract of the Lake Jesup Conservation Area, there’s a little pond with a couple very vocal Marsh Wrens. One of them was very photogenic and allowed me to get a few photos. I found this bird a couple weeks ago, and I’m just getting around to posting them. […]
Ferruginous Hawk on Rat Farm Road
Our first Christmas Bird Count will be coming up on December 14th in Fall River Mills so I thought I would take a drive up there to see what I could see as the day approaches. Rat Farm Road is a long gravel road leading from the small town of McArthur, through some sage/prairie habitat […]