Bent on misadventure, a streaming squadron of bees dissolves into the sun, unhooking their anchor to my garden. • Honey bee | Apis mellifera
Category: Wildlife
Insoluble Mucilage – Australian Glow-Worms
While the slimy presence of the Australian glow-wormArachnocampa flavamay not be on everyones fascinating list of things to observe in the tropics at night. It is fascinating to know, that the natural entrapment by its blue green emitting light, encircled by the sticky crystal like dew drops, proves to be deadly to nocturnal flying insects. […]
Semipalmated Plover – How to get Sandy Pants
Getting “Down & Dirty” is a way of being at eye level with your subject which brings the viewer into the bird’s world and it can make the image feel more intimate too. Achieving those low angle perspectives can be quite messy and/or uncomfortable depending on the habitat. The day I took this Semipalmated Plover […]
PhotoShare: You scratch my back
Hey guys…I know I am WAAAY overdue for a proper blog post…bear with me and I should be able to squeeze one out sometime this week. I do have a few thoughts on the use of various wide-angle lenses for landscape photography after our recent stint in the Drakensberg mountains…so watch this space! Meanwhile, here […]
First for Israël!
Vittata Pied Wheatear, KM20, March 2012 On our last full day in Israël, Arjan van Egmond and I decided to check the palmtrees around KM20, north of Eilat, for Dead Sea Sparrow. A species we hadn’t find so far during our week holiday. On arrival we split up and I checked all the rows in […]
Wildlife of Roaringwater Bay
Roaringwater Bay is located in the extreme south west of Ireland and derives its name from the sound of the waters, powered by Atlantic gales, crashing against the numerous rocks and islands. Due to the strong influence of the Gulf Stream the climate is moist and mild. Strong winds can be expected, especially in winter […]
Lace Marketplace
The Lace Monitor or Lace Goanna (Varanus varius) an Australian member of the monitor lizard family. Know mostly in Australia as goannas they are the second largest lizard after the Perentie (Varanus giganteus). This specimen I found strolling on the beach, unafraid of human presence and feeding on food leftovers by the day visitors to […]
Indigo Bunting Sings for His Mate
TheIndigo Bunting Passerina cyanea, has returned to Flower Hill Farm and is singing most hours of the day. Indigo Buntings migrate at night . . . guided by the stars. My first sighting this year was May 7th . . . I have seen another immature male but no female as yet.