Antes de compartir estas fotografías de Cardenal común voy a hablar un poco acerca de encuadres, recortes, centrados, regla de los tercios y otros aspectos varios de la fotografía. En estos tiempos en los que la tecnología se ha masificado y en el ámbito de la fotografía digital ha acercado el hobby a mucha gente, […]
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Two days too late
I arrived for a short family visit in Israel yesterday afternoon. This morning, completely knackered after yesterday exhausting day of travel, I did the obvious thing – I went in the early morning to Ma’agan Michael to see the putative Asian House Martin – potentially the first for WP. Since it was found by Barak, […]
Rare and unusual birds seen in Saudi Arabia in second half of 2016
A pair of Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus with two recently hatch young, 12 August, were the first record of breeding for the species in the Kingdom. An unprecedented influx of Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris were seen with fifteen 30 kilometers east of Zulfi 8 November, six together 40 kilometers north of Zulfi 11 November and […]
Tingazú (Squirrel Cuckoo) Piaya cayana
Luego de mucho tiempo sin compartir fotografías del Tingazú en el blog comparto hoy estas dos tomas obtenidas durante la mañana de hoy en el Club Refugio Ombú. Fue un fin de semana espectacular en el que recibimos la visita de Guillermo Terán, su hijo Andrés, y Federico Galfione, quienes vinieron desde la Ciudad de […]
Baby’s Breath
From our first breath We live and hope That safe and secure we will be. Our parents take care of us So sweet and lovingly. But we all need a world In which to grow. And become parents too. We cannot do this all alone, Kind humans, we depend on you.
Greater Spotted Eagle – Jubail
I have seen at least fifteen Greater Spotted Eagles Clanga clangathis winter in the Jubail area. Birds winter at a number of sites in Saudi Arabia with the Jubail area the best for the species in the Eastern province. In winter birds are almost always near wetland areas with large areas where they can hunt […]
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater – Jubail
This autumn there have been large numbers of Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters passing over Jubail as well as many other areas of the Eastern Province. The species is a common passage migrant through the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia with good numbers of birds passing in the spring as well as the autumn. Numbers are commoner in […]
Yemen Warbler – Tanoumah
I have visited the southwest highlands many times this year and have managed to take a few reasonable photos of Yemen Warbler a species that is not so easy to photograph. Yemen Warbler Sylvia buryi is a common, but local, resident of the south-west highlands in bushy areas especially on the Raydah escarpment, and slightly […]