It’s all getting a bit too busy for blogging! The end of April is always my favourite time and at the moment it is the movement of Teal and other dabbling ducks that is occupying me with the never-ending searching for something rare in their midst. Yesterday I was at Nordre Øyeren. At this time […]
Category: Wildlife
Zorzal chalchalero (Creamy-bellied Thrush) Turdus amaurochalinus
Hacía mucho tiempo que no fotografiaba un Zorzal chalchalero, hoy a la mañana en la Reserva del Arroyo Itá mientras aplicaba la necesaria dosis de paciencia pude obtener estos espectaculares retratos de una hembra la cual al no verme se posó a menos de 3 metros de distancia de mi y solo fue cuestión de […]
Anambé castaño (Chestnut-crowned Becard) Pachyramphus castaneus
De casualidad hace un rato me puse a revisar el disco rígido externo que tengo de backup para mis fotos y me encontré conque habían quedado fotografías sin publicar en el blog de la última vez que fuí al Complejo Don Rodolfo, 9 meses han pasado ya de la mejor sesión fotográfica que tuve con […]
Beema Yellow Wagtail – Deffi Park
The Yellow Wagtail is a common passage migrant through the whole of Arabia with many thousands passing through the Eastern Province alone. A number of different subspecies occur, often together with Jubail being a particularly good area for seeing large groups. The first subspecies to occur are Black-headed Wagtailsfeldeggand these are then followed normally bybeema. […]
Wheatears and late winter visitors – Jubail
Birding the Jubail area continued turning up migrants and winter visitors with plenty of Great Cormorants staying in the area later this year than previously. They used to be seen rarely in the area but have now started winter in large numbers. Wheatears have been common with Pied Wheatears the commonest although a few Eastern […]
Halcón peregrino (Peregrine Falcon) Falco peregrinus
Pensar que hace mas de 8 años que estoy fotografiando aves y ayer por la mañana en el Arroyo Itá tuve la suerte de poder ver a un Halcón peregrino perchando en el árbol seco de la vereda del costado de la reserva. Con las aves no hay nada escrito, solo es cuestión de conicidir […]
The why, what, and how of deforestation
Forests are a key component of life on earth. In addition to providing shelter for 80% of land-dwelling species, they play an essential role in the carbon cycle, converting carbon dioxide into oxygen. It is no exaggeration to say that deforestation is a threat to life on earth. A massive 15 billion trees are lost […]
Steppe Buzzard – Jubail
Whilst birding the Jubail area recently I came across a single Steppe Buzzard Buteo Buteo vulpinus. This is the first time I have seen the species in the area so was very pleased with the sighting. Steppe Buzzard is an uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor that pass in March and April and again in […]