Press Release – Polar Bears on the Edge: New book punctures myth that polar bear conservation is success story The climate is changing, sea-ice is melting, polar bears are suffering. And yet, the establishment accepts that about 1.000 polar bears are hunted every year. On average, one polar bear is shot every 9 hours, or […]
Category: Wildlife
Little Swifts, Chipiona, Cadiz province, Spain
One of the more accessible Little Swift sites is at Chipiona harbour and marina on the western side of Andalucia. There are other sites across the Iberian peninsula but this site offers easy access and with patience you can watch the birds feeding and returning to the colony. You’ll see them on their own in […]
Catita enana (Blue-winged Parrotlet) Forpus xanthopterygius
El 22 de Febrero en Rincòn Ombù chico la suerte estuvo del lado del amigo Luis Krause porque cerca de su casa se encontrò con un grupo de Catitas en horas de la mañana perchando en una guayaba. Oportunidades como esta no ocurren muy de seguido y hay que aprovecharlas porque cuando las aves estàn […]
Boyerito (Variable oriole) Icterus pyrrhopterus
Antes de llegar al portòn de entrada al Club refugio Ombù Luis se encontrò con este Boyerito perchando en el alambre de pùas oxidado, una de las mejores perchas para obtener los mejores desenfoques por la distancia con respecto a los pastizales del segundo plano; comparto hoy estas fotografìas que se obtuvieron durante el dìa […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 25 Apr 2015
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. This week’s featured image: Hooded Merganser taken at Vancouver Island by Glenn Bartley. 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 […]
Daily Dose of Moose
Hey lookit this guy! This is from a couple months ago when we attempted to go birding at Turnbull NWR in Eastern Washington. I think we saw a painfully disappointing 8 species, which was pretty ridiculous. However, this moose friend was a huge bonus, especially since I haven’t seen these guys since 2007 or 2008. […]
The First Real Day of Spring
One thing signals the start of spring to me — when the white-throated sparrows start to sing. So, according to me, spring started this past Wednesday when I heard the first one right outside my window. Today they were singing all over Brooklyn. The song is distinctive and once you know what it is you […]
The Bandipur Tales
A big hello to my readers, its been long, really long since I posted here. This post is all about a three day stay followed by a one day round in Bandipur and Kabini respectively. I had the privilege of accompanying and guiding Alex who was visiting India purely for wildlife photography. I wont be […]