It is mid July and the daily average temp’ is around 35-37 deg’ with daily max’ temp raising to 40-42 (and sometime even higher up to 45-47). The nights are short with average temp of 27-29 with daily min’ temp of 22-24 deg andyet, another Summer is going to come to its end soon and […]
Category: Wildlife
The Warbler Guide – book review
Written by Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle, with illustrations by Catherine Hamilton, The Warbler Guide by Princeton University Press is the “go-to” guide for identifying the 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada. Warblers are notoriously difficult to identify. These champion singers are small, hidden amongst the tree top canopy, flighty and […]
Carpintero grande (Robust Woodpecker) Campephilus robustus
Este fue uno de los momentos emotivos de la mañana del dÃa 8 de Junio en el PP. Profundidad cuando con Seko Pradier y Fernando Bernasconi en un breve descanso en el sendero Ombú escuchábamos el fuerte golpeteo de los picos contra los troncos, hablo en plural porque pudimos observar a la pareja de este […]
Gossamer Wings ~ Hairstreak
Hairstreaks somehow escaped my notice until this year . . . or yesterday and today more like . . . when I have discovered three different species in the south field. Banded Hairstreak Satyrium calanus, feasting on Milkweed blooms. Striped Hairstreak Satyrium liparops, on Milkweed. Banded Hairstreak and a honeybee share feasting on Milkweed. Striped […]
Palawan’s Rising Birdstar
Just recently, the PALAWAN FLYCATCHER, a Philippine Endemic found only in Palawan, is turning out to be a birdstar like the Philippine Endemic Ashy Ground-Thrush of La Mesa Ecopark in Quezon City. Both species were previously very difficult to find and very seldom photographed. A year ago (two years ago for the ashy ground-thrush), the […]
Into Macro
Vandaag even alleen op pad geweest om te kijken of de lessen van vorige week wel doorgekomen waren en of ik het kon reproduceren. Helaas waren de omstandigheden niet echt lekker. Toch net te veel wind en het had de afgelopen dagen geregend en veel van de bloemen hadden daar danig onder te lijden gehad. […]
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
Red-cockaded Woodpeckers once could be found throughout the southeastern United States, from Florida north to Maryland and west into Texas. But due to habitat loss, their range has been severely limited, and they have been extirpated from Maryland. They can still be found in southern long-leaf pine forests, but habitat loss is the biggest threat […]
Purple Siberian Iris, Butterflies and Birds
Looking back over the month of June, iris sepals unfurl and fall creating waves of hues from lavender to deep purple . . . filling the Middle Meadow garden with hundreds of blooms lasting nearly three full weeks as new buds continue to open. Eastern Tiger Swallowtails Papilio glaucus or Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis […]