In the evening of the 4th at 8h30, I saw this deer appear in front of my bedroom french window with his female, lying in the grass behind him. As he looked away, I quickly fetched my camera (Nikon D7200) and the 80/400 mm to take the following pictures. Why complicate things with unsure hides […]
Category: Wildlife
It’s a Great Hobby
Pun fully intended! A drive down to Dunge this morning at stupid o’clock gave Jim and I the chance to dip the “red male” Rosefinch reported yesterday but as the handful of readers of this blog will know, Dunge always delivers! A splendid Hobby sat up on a shed at the road side and allowed […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 11 Jun 2016
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and browse through the slideshow. Then select the three images you like best of all and click the VOTE button at the bottom of the page. […]
Viudita blanca (Pied water Tyrant) Fluvicola albiventer
Aprovechando la visita del amigo Nicolás a mi casa quien vino con un pendrive cargado de fotografías de su autoría aprovecho la ocasión para compartir un registro de esta especie que hace un buen tiempo que no veo. Esta Viudita blanca fue fotografiada por el en la Reserva del Arroyo Itá el día 5 de […]
Falco Subbuteo
A fewmore images from my recent brief but special encounter with a Hobby down at Dunge. A remarkable encounter with the bird sitting on a shed whilst we pulled up along side in the car enjoying it for a few moments. The Hobby summers in the UK with c2800 breeding pairs. It is an amazing […]
Wildlife At Miami’s Matheson Hammock Park
At the suggestion of Tom Obrock we made a late May trip to Florida’s east coast with the possibility of observing Bahama Mockingbird, a rare bird species in Florida, that had been reported in Fort Lauderdale at eBird. The immature Red-tailed Hawk above (image 1) was photographed near Homestead in May […]
Yorkshire weekend
Had a superb weekend in Yorkshire with my family – got my share of the perfect combination of birds & people. We stayed with our dear friends Mark and Amity in Filey. We did lots of stuff together and enjoyed every minute of it. Birding highlight was of course the annual visit to RSPB Bempton […]
Virginia Opossum with Young
Yesterday morning I drove out to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. It’s one of my favorite places for birding, and I was hoping to photograph a Yellow-breasted Chat that had been located there the day before. I heard two calling and singing in different places, but neither was interested in coming into view so I […]