With temperatures around freezing point, blue skies and frost on the ground, I got down to the Rhine Delta in Austria just as the sun was rising this morning. A perfect opportunity to try out my new Canon EOS 70D camera body. All of the above shots were taken hand-held using a Canon EF 400mm […]
Category: Wildlife
Local Common buzzards
Common buzzard – Buteo buteo Accipitriformes – Accipitridae This is the first publication out of 3 on these birds of prey. Here are 2 of the local buzzards inhabiting our property in the south of France and its surroundings. They have a dark streaky uniform plumage with white feathers lengthwise on the head and neck, […]
Quero quero, Southern lapwing, Vanellus chilensis
Lo que ven al fondo no es el arroyo Itá, es el Océano Atlántico que baña las playas de Florianópolis en Santa Catarina / Brasil y desde allí llega también esta imagen de un Tero, conocido en dicho país como Quero quero. La foto es del día 26 de Diciembre y estoy con unas ganas […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 04 Jan 2014
During the last week our members have again entered some outstanding top-ranking wildlife images for the “Best Photo of the Week” competition. Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select the three images you like best of all and VOTE for them at the bottom of this page (to ensure […]
Monk Parakeet
About a week ago I found some Monk Parakeets at an electrical substation near my home. This is one of those birds I thought I’d never see in Seminole Co, but I saw about 15 here a couple weeks ago, and then 25 of them this morning in the same location. I spoke to someone […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Year 2013 Competition
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our “Best Photo of the Year 2013″ Competition. First Prize is awarded to Mike Barth for his outstanding photo ‘Whoops, missed again!’. Kathy Langbridge wins Second Prize with’Kissing Finches’ and Third Prize goes to Howard Cheek for ‘Hang Time (Leopard Frog)’ (see images below). Now that the […]
Christmas Breakfast for Coyote
Suffering from cabin fever, I decided to head out this morning and see what I could see. It was overcast and cold. About 30 minutes after sunrise I stumbled upon this good looking coyote hunting for his Christmas breakfast. Fresh meat is a rare find this time of year and I must not have looked […]
