Ya casi transcurrieron dos años sin publicar fotos de la Urraca en el blog y aprovechando que en nuestra sesión de fotos desde el hide en Ombú en el mes de Octubre del 2015 hay algunos retratos de ella aprovecho el día de hoy para compartir estas fotos mías y de Javier. […]
Category: Wildlife
POLL: Should the dolphinarium project in Arizona be stopped?
A plan to transport a group of dolphins to the Arizona desert so tourists can pay to frolic with them has come under fire from animal welfare activists who claim the attraction will be harmful to people as well as the dolphins. More than 100,000 people have signed a petition against a plan for a […]
Fort De Soto Park Spring Migration: Pt I
A trek to Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County is especially rewarding during migration season. Fort De Soto is a magnet for birds. In fact there have been 337 species sighted at the park and reported to eBird as of this writing. Ron Smith has noted that a Western Grebe was observed and photographed […]
Saving Bristly and his fourteen companions from extinction
Stresemann’s Bristlefront Merulaxis stresemanni: a long-tailed bird with distinctive forehead bristles, a rufous rump, a musical whistle song, seen perhaps eating frogs and insects, and with a tennis-ball-sized tunnel for its nest. Spotted a handful of times since its rediscovery in Brazil’s Atlantic forest in 1995, that’s about all we know of this unique bird. […]
Bulgaria Trip – 23rd April (Day 2)
We awoke to the sound of a Black Redstart singing from the tiled roofs outside our room, we quickly freshened up and were drinking shots of expresso by 06:15. Minko arrived at 06:30 and we were off. Driving along the wooded gorge we passed through the still sleeping town of Devonish and climbed the slopes […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 30 Apr 2016
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Darren Clough wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Darren”. Rita Caluori wins Second Prize for her outstanding composition “Tiger Frog”. Third Prize goes to Paamul Jack for his excellent photo entitled “Flag-footed Bug (Anisoscelis Affinis)”. See detailed results below: (click on […]
POLL: Should captive dolphins be released into the wild?
On a recent March day, researcher Mi Yeon Kim was watching a pod of about 55 dolphins off the South Korean island of Jeju when she noticed a female dolphin with a small calf. This wasn’t just any calf, nor was its mother just any dolphin. The mother’s markings and fins confirmed to Kim and […]
Savoring a Slow Spring
The first time I ever noticed my aspen tree in full bud, back in early May in 1982, at least one Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Yellow-rumped Warbler could be seen in its branches just about every time I looked. That has been one absolute constant I can count on no matter how spring unfolds […]