Whilst birding Khafrah Marsh south of Jubail, Phil Roberts and I found ten Egyptian Nightjars in various areas of the site. Birds were initially seen sitting under small bushes with others flushed as we walked through the vegetation. Birds here were much less confiding then those seen in other areas of Jubail, but I got […]
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Pinks, Parasols and a Phalarope
The weather was warm and settled ideal conditions for the pink footed geese to arrive from Iceland. I like to witness one of nature’s spectacles as the geese arrive at Martin Mere for their winter holidays. There were already about seven thousand geese in the area and I was hoping for many more during the […]
Eurasian Hobby – Jubail
Whilst birding near Jubail in September I found an adult Eurasian Hobby sitting on the small tree in the early morning. The weather conditions had been foggy and large numbers of birds had been grounded by the weather most of which appeared to be Spanish Sparrows. I assume the Eurasian Hobby was part of the […]
Carpintero de La Española / Hispaniolan Woodpecker; Melanerpes striatus (Müller, 1776)
El carpintero de La Española (Melanerpes striatus) es un miembro antillano del género Melanerpes endémico de la isla de La Española, que sólo se encuentra en los bosques de Haití y la República Dominicana. Se distingue por su vistoso plumaje de estrías negras y amarillas y su cabeza coronada en rojo completo, en los machos, […]
Arabian Scops Owl – Tanoumah
Whilst birdwatching the Tanoumah area in summer 2018 I managed to hear a number of Arabian Scops Owls Otus pamelae and photograph one. The Arabian Scops Owl has recently been split as a distinct species from African Scops Owl O. s. senegalensis. Recent work (Pons et al 2013) has shown African Scops Owl, represents a […]
Owls Revisited
It was eight years since I had last seen Long Eared Owls up in the Pennine Hills. Paul Foster had found them and I was privileged to have seen this elusive owl hunting over it’s territory up on the moors. Out of the blue Paul recently rang me to say he had been back to […]
World Animal Day
A wave of joy Would be so nice To honor all those Creatures with whom We share this earthly Paradise. So happy world animal Every day Our orb a home Where all can safely work and play.
A mother’s devotion
Here we go: my first photographic story after my return to blogging!In January of 2018, we headed to one of our favourite safari destinations: The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. This is where a great deal of our time in the bush is spent, and we have been making a tradition of returning every summer for the […]