En los días pasados mientras estaba sentado en la galería de mi patio disfrutando unos mates porque no tenía nada que hacer pude observar a lo lejos como una bandada de Jotes se acercaba volando hacia mi casa desde el Oeste. Cuando orbitaron varias veces sobre el lugar comenzaron a acercarse otras rapaces y pude […]
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Yorkshire – Deer and Kites
I recently visited Yorkshire for my annual visit to Studley Royal Deer Park. It was dry and cool with no sun but ideal for photography. I found the deer herds in the usual part of the parkland and they were in groups of reds, sitkas and fallows. I spent a couple of hours or so […]
Grey Catbird at Lands End
Jim and I drove down to Lands End today leaving at 2.30am we tackled the 320 mile drive and despite thick fog and the M3 closures we arrived at Lands End for 8am. Pulling into the car park which was already full we could just about make out the group of birders in the mist […]
You buff beauty
Sometimes the stars do align properlyin the sky. This morning I had a meeting up north. I decided well in advance to avoid traffic, leave home early and bird somewhere along the coast north of Tel Aviv metropolin. Yesterday evening, mega news broke of the first Buff-breasted Sandpiper for Israel, found by Gal Sherbelis, exactly […]
Habitat Search Led Me To Purple Finches
Sometimes I will just drive around country roads and look for habitat that I think might be good for birds rather than go to places I’m already familiar with. I’ll look for things like water features, berry bushes, weeds, cedar trees, tall grass, and shrubs. If I see signs of bird activity I’ll stop and […]
Grey Catbird – Cornwall – 18th-23rd October
Sarah, Tobias and I had a few days booked at our cottage between St.Ives and Zennor and with the Grey Catbird, first found on 15th October, still present come 18th I was anxious to get on the road to try and see the bird. Sarah washeading down at around 11:00 with Tobias but I couldn’t […]
Elephant Family Values
Ahead We do not know what lies Ahead of the trees But we will face it together As a family.
Arabian Spiny-tailed Lizard – Ash Shargiyah Development Company Farm
Whilst birding Ash Shargiyah Development Company Farm, Fadhili, in late August Phil spotted an Arabian Spiny-tailed Lizard sunning itself by its hole. This individual was not too large but was a bright yellow colour as it had obviously spent some time warming up in the hot sunshine. These lizards are relatively common and widespread across […]