The Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) is doubtless the most easily identified damselfly in the Eastern U.S.. It’s large size (1 3/4 inches) and distinctive black wings make it easy to spot and observe. The abdomen of the male is a brilliant metallic green, but often (as in these photos) appears blue. Females are duller and […]
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Male Hoopoe
Upupa epops – Bucerotiformes (Coraciformes) – Upupidae – C’est la seconde couvée de l’été! Ces photos datent de la mi juillet; le mâle continue d’apporter des insectes à sa femelle qui couve seule. Ces affûts ont l’air faciles mais détrompez-vous, certaines fois il va directement au nid dans le mur en terre battue de l’appentis, […]
Lavandera (White-headed marsh-tyrant) Arundinicola leucocephala
Todavía me cuesta creer haber fotografiado a este pájaro en Posadas, no veía al macho de la Lavandera desde nuestro viaje a Colonia Carlos Pellegrini en el 2011; si bien amigos nuestros lo habían fotografiado en ambientes acuáticos de Posadas yo únicamente había podido fotografiar a la hembra en los pastizales de la desembocadura del […]
Common Hawker or Sedge Darner emergences
Emergences d’Aeschnes des joncs – Aeshna junceaOdonata – Aeshnidae – Il n’y a rien de plus beau qu’une libellule qui émerge de son exuvie mais rien n’est jamais gagné à aucun stade de la vie de ces insectes extraordinaires.J’ai trouvé cette larve mourante sur la mousse de la tourbière que je scrutais pour trouver des […]
Aurora Borealis season open 2013/14
After reading reports that the solar wind stream could buffer theearth’smagnetic field at the weekend (04/08/13) I headed out to a good vantage point as clear skies were due to continue through the night. A small amount of trueastronomicaldarkness arrives back in August in the British isles and I knew there was a chance of […]
Blue Dasher Dragonfly
Male and female blue dashers are about an inch and a half long. Both have wavy yellow and brown stripes on the thorax, the middle body section where wings and legs are attached. The blue dasher is one of the most common and abundant dragonflies in the United States. They can be found near still […]
Eekhoorns
Afgelopen weken een aantal keren mogen doorbrengen in de nieuwste fotohut van Han Bouwmeester. Onder het motto van de hut uittesten worden een aantal “genodigden” in de gelegenheid gesteld om de hut te testen en de beesten te laten wennen aan de aanwezigheid van natuurpaparazzi. Ook bij deze hut is het aantal soorten weer redelijk […]
Beaches without people
Australia’s Top End beaches are off limits for swimming. And for a good reason. If a Saltwater crocodile won’t get you, a Box jellyfish probably will. As a result, in contrast to the rest of Australian coastline, Northern Territory beaches are often virtually empty. And what happens if you take people away from the beach? […]