Då äntligen kom årets första nattskärra och landade i mitt nät, det är andra gången i år som jag försöker, den var seg att få då det var 2 nattskärror som visade sig vilket betyder att jag var mellan 2 revir, detta brukar alltid var ett tecken för att det kan ta lång tid innan […]
Category: Wildlife
Navajo Horse
I don’t pretend to understand the full extent of the importance of the horse to the Navajo culture. What I have learned, however, is that the horse has been an integral part of the Navajo culture for centuries. Even today, the Navajo horse is important and can be seen throughout Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. […]
Swallow-tailed Kites in Dade City, FL
This morning I drove out to Dade City to look for Mississippi Kites that were seen there yesterday. I got there around 8:30 am, and by around 9:30 am, the area was swarming with at least 40 Swallow-tailed Kites. Then off in the distance, I saw my first Mississippi Kite. It was very far away; […]
Thread-winged-Lacewing (Nemoptera bipennis)
One of the most beautiful Iberian insects is the Wood Fairy or Thread-winged-Lacewing (Nemoptera bipennis), known as Duende in Spanish which translates as an elf or a fairy. My two younger daughters and I went out to look for them in one of the smaller pine woods on the edge of Barbate Marismas. Within a […]
Azamidani
This morning I spent some time at Azamidani, Mount Unzen. There was an outside chance of migrant warblers and thrushes, however only the usual summer breeders and residents. The highlights were seeing the male Narcissus Flycatcher, Blue-and-white Flycatcher and Japanese Thrush. In particular, I observed what seemed to be some kind of courtship display by […]
Canyon Wrens!
It’s been a bit of a bullshit week for a few different reasons, so I’m in the mood for something cute. I mean, I am generally always in the mood for something cute, but right now especially. So I’ll share these ridiculously adorable canyon wrens with you. They fledged a couple days later (5 of […]
A Bestiary ~ Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers
It seems there is a time warp for we must go back to an earlier posting to see the Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers. You can read about them in my sixteenth installment of ‘A Bestiary . . . Tales from a Wildlife Garden’ over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens.
Ruby on Purpurea…
The flower of Digitalis Purpurea atracts the hummingbirds at the end of the summer. The Green-Backed Firecrown (common name Hummingbird Ruby) is one of the very few species of hummingbirds in our region in Neuquen, Villa La Angostura, Argentina, which stays along of the year. In summer they go up to the mountain and in […]