Some birds fly south away from us in winter. Others fly south to us. Osprey leave the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey, where the above picture was taken, in early September. They spend the winter along the coasts of Central America and southern North America, and throughout much of South America. Northern pintail […]
Category: Wildlife
First video footage of 2 EDGE amphibians in the Western Ghats, India!
The Zoological Society of London’s “EDGE (Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered) of Existence programme is the only global conservation initiative to focus specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history” Mammals, Amphibians and Coral Reefs on a global scale have been prioritized in this manner. Of the Top 100 EDGE […]
Would you believe that crows can sledge?
To all those that think humans are so special because of our opposable thumbs, don’t forget that we are by no means the only creatures to communicate or use tools. In this case the crow is using what appears to be a lid, purely for pleasure without any practical purpose. Slide on crow!
POLL: Should the wolf hunting contest in Idaho be stopped?
In what has to be the one of the most bloodthirsty post-Christmas festivities yet, Idaho’s announced a wolf and coyote slaughter contest for all the family. And it really does mean “all the family” – children as young as ten can enter the competition being held on the weekend of 28-29 December. In this celebration […]
Rainbow
Le dejo esta toma de una especie característica de nuestra selva paranaesne, al noreste de nuestro país, en la provincia de Misiones. La fotografía fué tomada en una reserva privada cercana a la ciudad de Andresito, una zona en la que se encuentran varios emprendimientos privados para conservar porciones del monte misionero fuera del alcance […]
Bald Eagle in Flight (and Changing Focusing Modes)
Yesterday at Lake Jesup, a Bald Eagle flew very close to me. I was looking for ducks, loons and grebes sitting in the water at at the time, so I had my camera set for birds sitting still on the water. When shooting still birds, I normally select only the center focusing point and put […]
Polar bear numbers in Hudson Bay of Canada on verge of collapse
Polar bear populations are a sensitive topic for the Canadian government, which has faced international criticism for its policies on climate change and for allowing limited hunting of bears, mainly by indigenous communities. The Canadian environment minister provoked outrage last October when she discounted abundant scientific studies of polar bear decline across the Arctic, saying […]
Black Darter VS Selysiothemis nigra
Here are the two smallest black anisopterae that can be found in Europe. Selysiothemis nigra is totally absent on French territory contrary to the Black darter. Voici lesdeux petits anisoptères noirs que nous pouvons trouver en Europe. La Selysiothemis noir est totalement absente de France contrairement au Sympêtre noir. The Black Darter – Sympetrum danae […]