Take a tour along with me to the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, just posted over at the Wildlife Conservation Stamp website. This incredible wildlife refuge located at the south end of the San Francisco Bay includes 30,000 acres of wetlands, open water, and upland habitats, home to at least 800,000 birds […]
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The European bee eater
Merops apiaster Coraciiformes – Meropidae They are back from their African winter quarters end of may in the South of France but mainly in Spain early in may. As Carrion crows, Black kites and some parrot species, they live as couples within a same colony and mate for life. It is awesome and inspiring to […]
A few days in Sharjah, UAE
Earlier this year, I was fortunate to represent Kuwait at the 14th Conservation Workshop for the Biodiversity of Arabia. I am pleased to report that the bird team was able to achieve the workshop objective of assessing the regional Red List of all the breeding birds of Arabia. On the last day of the workshop, […]
Kungsfågeln
Bilder på en liten snabb fågel, kungsfågeln far oftast omkring uppe i granarna för att jag små spindlar för föda.
Hot jump!
Esta hembrita de sobrepuesto (Lessonia rufa) buscaba alimento realizando carreritas por la costa del lago Tromen, en Neuquen, Argentina. Las pequeñas piedras , de origen volcánico, tÃpico en la zona; estaban a buena temperatura la que sufrieron mis codos echado cuerpo a tierra para lograr la toma en el momento justo en que daba un […]
Great Crested Flycatcher at Lower Wekiwa River Preserve
This morning I drove out to the Lower Wekiwa River Preserve in northeast Seminole County. I was hoping to find a Bachman’s Sparrow here. After walking about 2 miles or so, I found two, and it looked like they were paired. Unfortunately, they didn’t stay out in the open long enough for photos, but it […]
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaectus albicilla) – Danube Delta, Romania, May 2013
During this month’s group tour to The Danube Delta we we had returned to our floating ‘pnton’ or hotel which was berthed on one of the many tributaries and courses of the old Danube, relaxing with a beer on the mid-deck when this lovely adult White-tailed Eagle flew towards the boat and landed directly opposite […]
Japanese Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon japonicus)
A juvenile photographed in Shimabara, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan.