The sky darkens to pale grey and from a crack in the eaves of a Victorian villa perched on a slope above a west country river a dozen or so of one of Britain’s rarest mammals spill out. Leaving the house, one by one, these grey long-eared bats veer sharply into the yew trees and […]
Category: Wildlife
Great fun down the beach
The last few weeks have been amazing down at N. Beach as can be seen in my previous posts. It is like going back in time to the mid 80’s when I’ve just started birding and Eilat north beach was teaming with great birds. Bridled Ternswhich have shown a great influx this summer and daily […]
Neonicotinoids are the new DDT killing the natural world
It’s the new DDT: a class of poisons licensed for widespread use before they had been properly tested, which are now ripping the natural world apart. And it’s another demonstration of the old truth that those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it. It is only now, when neonicotinoids are already […]
In the Pyrenees mountains, the Yellow-winged darter
In Spain, a gentle climb from a beautiful lake at 1500m high, leads to 2 peat bogs in the becoming. There, Sedge Darners, Four-spotted Chasers and Yellow-winged darters are the main Anisopterae flying around; the latter are emerging by the hundreds, probably more. Sympetrum flaveolum The highest peat bog is on my left here, but […]
Trophy Hunting in Africa – Wildlife Slaughter in Graphic Images
Frikkie du Toit runs a camp in South Africa, which today is still surrounded by African wildlife. Frikkie is a hunter and guide who was born and raised in Africa. He has been hunting wildlife in Africa for 20 years and has guided clients on hunts for all of the Big 5, the Dangerous 7 […]
The iguana man: saving the reptilian kings of the Bahamas
Before the arrival of humans—with their dogs, cats, and wild pigs—the northern Bahamian rock iguana ruled its home range, being pound-for-pound among the biggest land animals on the islands. In these ecosystems, the iguana’s were the mega-grazers, the bison and elk of the Caribbean one might say. But hunting by humans, invasive species, and habitat […]
Saí azul (Blue Dacnis) Dacnis cayana
Hola amigos, para comenzar este día Sábado volvemos al Jardín de los Picaflores de Puerto Iguazú con estas dos fotografías del Saí azul, una de ellas muestra al macho y la otra a la hembra. Para salir de lo habitual muestro primero la foto de la hembra. Saludos para todos y buen fin de semana […]
New bird species discovered in Peruvian cloud forest
A new bird species has been discovered in the montane forests of Peru. The bird, called the Junin Tapaculo, was discovered by a team led by Peter Hosner of the University of Kansas. The species escaped earlier detection due to its similarity to other tapaculos, its elusive nature, and the remoteness of its habitat. Hosner […]