A very special place for critters, birds, Sandhill Cranes, in particular, is Bosque del Apache NWR. I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have been coming here forever and this week being here with dear friends is extra special. Sandhill Cranes are an amazing bird coming to Bosque to overwinter, storing up reserves to make the flight […]
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Fuerteventura November 2017
Tour Highlights: Cream-coloured coursers before breakfast! Barbary Falcon harrying Ravens and superb view of another juvenile bird; Super views of Houbara Bustards; Some rare northern migrant birds – Hawfinch, Redwing, Siskin and Song Thrush and Desert Wheatear at La Oliva. Day 1. Monday 6th November 2017 With an early evening arrival from London, the sun […]
Serengeti’s spring rhythms
This is the last post from my Serengeti trip in September with CNP Safaris travelling around the western corridor in their wonderful specialised photographic vehicle. The Grumeti Tented Camp was absolutely superb and the staff were friendly, attentive and the best. Rather than give you too many words, I thought I would rather show you […]
The Lion brothers in Amboseli National Park
Strangely enough Amboseli National Park is one place where we did not spot many African Lions, except for a pride that we saw on day one of our visit. While we searched the length and breath of the park, we did not see another pride or lone males. We made one last attempt to check […]
Fueguero Oscuro / Silver-beaked Tanager – Ramphocelus carbo
En este nuevo viaje al Pantanal Luis volvió a encontrarse con el Fueguero oscuro, en esta oportunidad pudo fotografiar a un grupo de estas aves durante un paseo que hicieron para visitar una represa en cercanÃas de Cuiabá donde al costado de un camino en un sector de arbustos estavan estos fuegueros atentos a las […]
Pijuà plomizo (Chicli Spinetail) Synallaxis spixi
Tarde productiva hoy no por la cantidad de especies registradas sinó por la calidad de los registros obtenidos con Luis Lugo en los pastizales aledaños al Arroyo Garupá sobre la Ruta Provincial 204. Salvo con el Pijuà frente gris que es el mas frecuente de escuchar, el resto de los integrantes de esta familia me […]
Carpintero real (Green-barred Woodpecker) Colaptes melanochloros
Aprovechando que tenÃa estas fotografÃas obtenidas recientemente y que pasaron mas de tres años sin que yo publique fotos mÃas del Carpintero real comarto hoy estas imágenes que pude obtener durante la mañana del 17 de Noviembre pasado en la Reserva del Arroyo Itá donde pude ser teestigo de un momento interesante compartido con dos […]
Returning Pied Kingfisher and White-throated Kingfisher – Jubail
Whilst birding the Jubail area recently I came across a female Pied Kingfisher. This species is now becoming an uncommon winter visitor to the Jubail area with birds seen every winter for the last four years. The weather was very poor with overcast conditions so the photo is not the best but they are always […]