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Category: Wildlife
Milano chico (Pearl Kite) Gampsonyx swainsonii
El Martes 13 de Junio pasado Roby y Lucho se fueron a pajarear durante la mañana a Nemesio Parma, yo no pude acompañarlos porque había clase y gracias al Whatsapp me enteré de la novedad ornitológica de la mañana, dicho día los amigos tuvieron mucha suerte por haber podido fotografiar a un Milano chico en […]
Osprey Farewell
It has been many weeks since I reported on the Lake District ospreys. The good news was that the pair of ospreys had been successful in rearing two chicks and I returned this week knowing that they had fledged. I wanted to see them before they left on their long migration to West Africa. I […]
Summer Greater Spotted Eagle – Jubail
Whilst bird-watching in the early morning of 4 August 2017 at Jubail, Eastern Province Saudi Arabia, we saw a second calendar year Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga.This is a very early record for the species and will relate to a bird that has spent the summer here. A point to note is that injured or […]
Norfolk’s Secret Common Seal Colony
The Not so Common Seal The UK is home to some 50,000 common seals, about half of the European population. Most can be found in Scotland, but it seems that any increasing number are moving down along the east coast of England to set up what appears to be new colonies. So despite their name, […]
Trouble in the Wind…
A male Lion (Panthera leo) picks up the scent of a rival as he patrols his territory. Okavango Delta, Botswana. With Wilderness Safaris and Little Vumbura Camp.
Egyptian Geese in Amoseli National Park
The swamps of Amboseli attract many species of birds to the national park. In fact many of them are full time residents of the park. And one species found in large numbers at the water’s edge feeding on the fresh grass shoots is the Egyptian Goose. This time, we saw a flock of Goslings along […]
Breeding Greater Painted Snipe – Sabya
I found a breeding pair of Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis near Sabya in July 2017. Initially I found an adult female at close range at a small wetland and took some photos of the bird. The next day at the same location I saw a male with a small chick indicating they had breed […]