It’s April 15th. Not only is it tax day but it is also my first opportunity to shoot greater prairie chickens. It’s spring in Nebraska (I use that term loosely as at sunrise it was 27 degrees F with a 25 mph wind out of the north and very overcast). The main event is the […]
Category: Wildlife
Dancing Free – Sloth Bear
Sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) are a species of bear found within the Indian Subcontinent. They are mainly nocturnal insectivores, but will readily take to fruits and honey if within reach. These bears were popular as dancing bears on the streets of India as they were easilytamable. The cubs were oftencaughtby poachers and traders after killing […]
A crazy morning at the IBRCE ringing station
Spring is always hectic around Eilat and there is much to do at all times but yesterday i’ve managed to allocate the whole morning, to be with the Dream Team at the ringing station.Unfortunatelyto me, I decided that I won’t need the camera today which has proven to be a very bad decision when abeautifulmale […]
Fall breakfast
Una clásica sesión de otoño, mucha niebla lo que obligaba a conseguir tomas cercanas. Muy temprano, al alba las aves acuáticas estaban alimentándose. Entre otras esta Garcita blanca, (Egretta thula) conseguía una buena presa.
Fiofío oliváceo (Olivaceous Elaenia)
Pasó ya un buen tiempo desde que Willy tomó estas imágenes en la zona de El Laurel ( detrás del Campus del instituto Montoya), las fotos son del día 18 de Marzo y no las había publicado ya que teníamos algunas dudas con respecto a la identificación de la especie; todos los Fiofíos son muy […]
Prairie Warbler at Wekiwa Springs, 4/11/2013
This morning I visited Wekiwa Springs State Park. I didn’t see anything terribly unusual–perhaps an Orange-crowned Warbler was the nicest find (most have left us). The photo above is really the only presentable photo I took this morning. The background is a little more cluttered than I’d like, but Prairie Warblers are so pretty, I […]
