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Category: Wildlife
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters – Jubail
This autumn there have been large numbers of Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters passing over Jubail as well as many other areas of the Eastern Province. The species is a common passage migrant through the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia with good numbers of birds passing in the spring as well as the autumn. Numbers are commoner in […]
Bailarín naranja (Band-tailed manakin) Pipra fasciicauda
Durante el pasado mes de Julio Luis viajó al Brasil unos días, estuvo en el estado de Mato grosso (Pantanal Norte) y en la primer etapa de su viaje se instaló en la Ciudad de Cuiabá. Allí pudo conocer el Parque nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães, este parque se localiza en el municipio de Chapada […]
Serengeti raptors
Mid-September in the Serengeti is early spring. This is too early for most of the raptor migrants, so we saw mainly residents. Migrants such as Steppe Eagles had not yet arrived. The raptors in the Serengeti at this time of the year were Tawny and Bateleur Eagles, Martial Eagles, Long Crested Eagles, an array of […]
Mondo Ponds Nature Preserve Trail
Mondo Ponds Nature Preserve is located in Milford, Connecticut only minutes from I-95 and dozens of other highly valued birding venues. Images presented in this blog article were capture on a pair of visits made to the trail, one in late October and one in late November. While the preserve constitutes nearly 36 acres, I […]
Suckling Zebra calf, Spur Fowl, Bustard, Lion and more at Amboseli
While the Zebra calf suckling its mother, that we sighted at the Amboseli National Parkwas the highlight of this post, this safari had other wonderful photography moments that we cherished. One such moment was when we spotted the Yellow-throated Spurfowl. With its gorgeous banded eyes and yellow throat, it made for a beautiful capture. The […]
Sleeping Pygmy Owl
It really is quiet at the moment on the bird front. Summer migrants have all left but there are very few exciting winter birds around. The Pygmy Owls in Maridalen don’t seem to be around anymore with a bird I saw early on Saturday morning the last sighting. There have been some reports of large […]
La unión hace la fuerza
Durante hoy a la tarde estando en el Aeroclub Posadas fotografiando el primer vuelo solo de un alumno de la institución fui el afortunado espectador del sobrevuelo de un Gavilán planeador sobre el paño verde a la izquierda de la pista del Aeropuerto de Posadas. En el lugar hay muchos nidos activos de teros los […]