This morning I dropped by an open field near Jay Blanchard Park. The field used to be a horse farm, though the property is owned by the church I attend. The horse farm is gone, but the fields are still there, and I thought I’d see what may be there. I was only there for […]
Category: Wildlife
Sirirí vientre negro (Black-bellied Whistling-duck)
Hoy si puedo decir que tengo fotos del Sirirí vientre negro, si las comparo con la única foto que publiqué en el blog allá por el mes de Julio del 2011 cuando volvimos de nuestro viaje a la Colonia Carlos Pellegrini. En aquella voto se alcanzan a ver 14 aves volando juntas y en las […]
Stolen snack
Otro caso de lucha por el alimento, en esta ocasión un grupo de biguás (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) se estaba disputando la presa obtenida por uno de ellos hasta que la prescencia de esta Garza mora (Ardea cocoi) terminó con el pleito. Simplemente les arrebató el premio y se dedicó al consumir el banquete mientras los biguás […]
Elephant massacre in the Congo
A key Congo wildlife reserve has lost 75 percent of its elephants in just 15 years due to poaching to meet Asian demand for ivory, reports a new survey by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Democratic Republic of Congo authorities. Researchers with WCS and DRC’s Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) […]
Behind the Frame: Forest King
How often do you get to see and photograph a lion in a forest? Most people who’ve been on safari in Africa see them either on grassy plains (think Masai Mara), in arid semi-desert (think Kalahari) or in thick bushveld (think Kruger Park). This photo was taken in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. What you […]
Leatherback sea turtles suffer 78 percent decline at critical nesting sites in Pacific
The world’s largest sea turtle, the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), is vanishing from its most important nesting sites in the western Pacific, according to a new study in Ecosphere. Scientists found that leatherback turtle nests have dropped by 78 percent in less than 30 years in the Bird’s Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea. […]
Monjita gris (Gray Monjita)
Dice nuestra amiga en Facebook Elsa Munzner… No siempre tiene que ser difícil obtener una buena imagen de una especie en particular. En este caso con la Monjita gris les aseguro que el resultado es pura cuestión de suerte, ya que luego de haber perdido un acercamiento espectacular con un Carancho porque me bajé a […]