World’s most bird bio diverse country increases its lead! June 2012. With more than 1880 species, Colombia has the highest number of recorded bird species of any country, and this week Colombian ornithologists have unveiled the discovery of a brand new endemic species of bird, the Antioquia Wren. The new species of Wren (Thryophilus Sernai) […]
Category: Wildlife
Well worth the wait!
For over last 15+ years every winter some of my friends, or me, would say; this spring we are really going to Israël! And for some reason we never did. We went all over the world, but we never ever went to Israël. And each year we said it again. It became a practical joke […]
Birds of India Part II
A quick game of “sit and wait!” At this location near Sattal, (a 5 hour train ride north of Delhi, and a 1 hour drive), we found a small creek, with the help of our expert guides. Most of this creek was wide open, running into a small pond, but the interesting thing about this […]
European Bee-eaters at Lesbos, Greece
From 1 till 12 June I’ve spent a short vacation on the island of Lesbos, Greece. Best time to visit Lesbos is actually the first weeks of May, as many migrating birds can be observed during that period. But this was a vacation and not a birding trip. I’m sure I will go back again […]
Best Photo of the Week Ended 10 Jun 2012
We are delighted to present the winners of our first “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize goes to Nancy Elwood for her photo entitled “Mating Least Terns”, Second Prize to Glenn Bartley for “Green-breasted Mango” and Third Prize to Mia McPherson for “Western Sandpiper” (see images below with links to the original articles). The voting […]
Costa Rica, a Holiday with Nature, Part 1 of 3
As we checked into the Lodge, we were asked if we wanted to do a “frog tour” that evening. Not having a clue what to expect, I said: “sure, why not”. Being the only participants, this turned into an hour and a half of me photographing nine different species of frogs. Luckily, we had headlamps […]
Birding in Brazil – Two more birds of short birding in Guarapuava, PR
When writing the previous post, I haven’t had downloaded these photos yet. It was nice to see both of them, specially thePied-billed Grebe, a lifer to me!
Climate Change May Kill Off 900 Bird Species By 2100
You might think birds, of all animals, could just pick up and move if their environment changes in a way not to their liking, but global warming poses a very real threat to the avian world. Scientists say climate change is likely to drive up to 900 bird species into extinction by the end of […]