The weatherman let me down. Instead of partly sunny as forecast, heavy clouds and fog were all I found at sunrise this morning – and a few snow flakes. I hit the road at 5:45 hoping to get one more chance at eagles before they move out of the area. But it was not to […]
Category: Wildlife
Viera Wetlands, 12/8/2012
This morning I decided to drive down to Viera Wetlands. When I arrived it was very foggy. I was somewhat disappointed, since I couldn’t photograph anything any distance away without losing detail. So of course, this is is when the Peregrine Falcon decided to appear. I found it perched on one of the dead trees. […]
Gorilla gorilla gorilla…
The triple barreled scientific name of the Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) aptly mirrors the number of major threats which this species faces in its struggle for survival. The constant threat of being hunted for bushmeat for an ever growing population; the rapid destruction of habitat from mining, logging and agriculture; and the perilous […]
Monjita blanca (White Monjita)
Ăšnicamente asĂ podĂa sacarte una foto bien cerca mĂo, tuviste que venir volando para que no te des cuenta de mi presencia. Este dĂa en particular habĂamos visto muchas monjitas con Amado y con Willy, pero estas fieles a su comportamiento abandonaban el lugar ante el menor intento de acercamiento de nuestra parte, salvo en […]
Killdeer bath
Took a quick trip over to the coast to play and camp and take some photos yesterday. Checked out Sea Rim State Park and McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge, both on the northern Texas Coast. I had spent some time at McFaddin before, but not the state park. Only bad thing was driving through Port Arthur. […]
Best Photo of the Week Ended 15 Dec 2012
We are pleased to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition.Walter Baliero wins First Prize for his outstanding photo “Andean hummingbird”. Dana Allen wins Second Prize with “Masai giraffe” and Glenn Bartley wins Third Prize with “Plush-crested Jay”. See images below with links to the original articles. The voting […]
The Marsh tit
Marsh tit (Poecile palustris)- The sun is on and off, but here are a couple of pictures of this fast moving little tit. I used to have very few the past years in my garden, but this time round there are 5 or 6 a least – 300 mm + convert. 1/4 It stayed a […]