I have spent the last thirteen years traveling to every continent on the planet to document the impacts of climate change and in that time have probably witnessed more of its impacts than anyone else. What I have seen is truly shocking. I passionately believe that climate change is the biggest threat that humanity has […]
Category: Wildlife
Nattskärra
Man skulle kunna tro att jag inte gör något numer men det är ju så att tiden kanske inte räcker till just nu, jag har börjat med mina härliga nattskärror för att ringmärka dem och förhoppningsvis kontrollera de som redan blivit ringmärkta genom åren. Denna verksamhet är ju bara tillgänglig mellan 22.30 och 02 då […]
Roe deer in the garden
In the evening of the 4th at 8h30, I saw this deer appear in front of my bedroom french window with his female, lying in the grass behind him. As he looked away, I quickly fetched my camera (Nikon D7200) and the 80/400 mm to take the following pictures. Why complicate things with unsure hides […]
Elephants could vanish from one of Africa’s key reserves within six years
Elephants could disappear from one of Africa’s most important wildlife reserves within six years unless industrial scale poaching is stopped and mining is brought under control, the WWF has said. Selous national park, a world heritage site in southern Tanzania, has lost an average of almost 2,500 elephants a year since the 1970s. But it […]
It’s a Great Hobby
Pun fully intended! A drive down to Dunge this morning at stupid o’clock gave Jim and I the chance to dip the “red male” Rosefinch reported yesterday but as the handful of readers of this blog will know, Dunge always delivers! A splendid Hobby sat up on a shed at the road side and allowed […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 11 Jun 2016
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and browse through the slideshow. Then select the three images you like best of all and click the VOTE button at the bottom of the page. […]
Viudita blanca (Pied water Tyrant) Fluvicola albiventer
Aprovechando la visita del amigo Nicolás a mi casa quien vino con un pendrive cargado de fotografías de su autoría aprovecho la ocasión para compartir un registro de esta especie que hace un buen tiempo que no veo. Esta Viudita blanca fue fotografiada por el en la Reserva del Arroyo Itá el día 5 de […]
POLL: Should the wind turbine farm project in Eilot be stopped?
The Eilat region in Israel is a bottleneck for migratory birds passing from Europe and Asia to Africa. Each spring half a billion birds pass through this region on the return journey to their breeding grounds in Europe and Asia. Many of these birds are endangered and most face dwindling populations due to habitat loss, […]