A campaign to bring the White-Tailed Eagle back to Cumbria has taken a step forward with the University of Cumbria getting involved in a research study to discover the possible effects of having the huge eagles back in the region. Aconsultationstudy will take place speaking to a number of different parties like landowners and tourism […]
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Birding in British Columbia – Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Part 9/10 of my very action packed 6 weeks of traveling around the country in search of birds. In mid-May I set off for my annual road trip. This year I wanted to focus on the interior of British Columbia and some of the fantastic species that breed here. I spent 20 days camping out […]
Birding in Brazil – a short tour to the Itatiaia National Park
This holiday I am in my mother’s house, 1 hour by car from the Itatiaia National Park. So, I wake up this morning and went to the park. I took my wife and my brother to have a breakfast in a hotel, and while in the hotel, I went for birding. It […]
Red-eared Slider, Trachemys scripta
Red-eared sliders were sunning themselves on rocks at The Pond in Central Park yesterday. They have been out of sight all winter doing the reptile version of hibernating. But they are back and basking. Red-eared sliders are easy to identify by the red stripe on the side of the head and yellow lines on throat […]
North Atlantic Right Whales off of Cape Cod
It was a rare day in March . . . with temperatures in the 60’s . . . and rarer still . . . for experiencing endangered right whales off the tip of Cape Cod . . . just out from Race Point Lighthouse. What a joy to see thirty or more whales feeding, frolicking […]
What a Spring…
It has been two weeks since I’ve last updated this blog and it feels like a whole season has passed by already… The ringing station at the IBRCE has been very productive with a total ranging roughly around 7250 birds trapped only during March (of which 40-50% were trapped during the last week of March […]
Birding in Costa Rica – Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum)
Part 1/20 of an image “play by play” series taking place in Costa Rica. My tour business leads several highly successful photographic workshops entitled “The Colours of Costa Rica”. What a fantastic place! There is so much to see and do in this country and some really exceptional shooting opportunities. This blog series will feature […]
Snail Kites in Florida
Snail Kites are a fascinating raptor and a lesson in the adaptation and specialization that occurs in species. They are found in tropical marshlands and lake shores, and theyfeed almost exclusively on Apple Snails. They have been seen feeding on crayfish in areas where the population of Apple Snails has depleted, but their talons are […]