That oblique flash of white puts an entire species at risk. Keep it where it belongs… on an elephant. Nikon D4. Nikon 200-400 mm. ISO 800. f4 @ 1/250 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allenwww.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari With Xigera Camp
Category: Wildlife
Carpinterito en el cementerio
No será el mejor lugar para ir a observar aves pero….. como el parque está muy lindo y hay muchos árboles hoy me llevé la cámara a la tarde para ver que encontraba. Hace un mes había visto un Milano blanco sobrevolando el lugar y yo había ido sin la cámara, hoy no volví a […]
The Lesser flamingo
Phoeniconaias minorPhoenicopteriformes – Phoenicopteridae It is the smallest species of flamingo; it lives in sub-Saharan Africa with another population in India. It mainly breeds at Lake Natron in northern Tanzania andfeeds primarily on a cyanobacteria or Spirulina, algae which grow only in very alkaline lakes and contains the photosynthetic pigments that give the birds their […]
Saviours or villains: controversy erupts as New Zealand plans to drop poison over Critically Endangered frog habitat
New Zealand’s Department of Conservation (DOC) is facing a backlash over plans to aerially drop a controversial poison, known as 1080, over the habitat of two endangered, prehistoric, and truly bizarre frog species, Archey’s and Hochsetter’s frogs, on Mount Moehau. Used in New Zealand to kill populations of invasive mammals, such as rats and the […]
Costa Rica Update
My second tour complete, so naturally, lots of editing waiting on the hard drives. Both of the 2013 tours were very successful, wonderful guests, amazing nature to see and photograph. This most recent trip was exceptional as we were able to stand in a farmers field and watch Quetzals with their nest. A tree line […]
Greater Prairie Chicken – Nebraska Spring Ritual
It’s April 15th. Not only is it tax day but it is also my first opportunity to shoot greater prairie chickens. It’s spring in Nebraska (I use that term loosely as at sunrise it was 27 degrees F with a 25 mph wind out of the north and very overcast). The main event is the […]
Dancing Free – Sloth Bear
Sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) are a species of bear found within the Indian Subcontinent. They are mainly nocturnal insectivores, but will readily take to fruits and honey if within reach. These bears were popular as dancing bears on the streets of India as they were easilytamable. The cubs were oftencaughtby poachers and traders after killing […]
A crazy morning at the IBRCE ringing station
Spring is always hectic around Eilat and there is much to do at all times but yesterday i’ve managed to allocate the whole morning, to be with the Dream Team at the ringing station.Unfortunatelyto me, I decided that I won’t need the camera today which has proven to be a very bad decision when abeautifulmale […]