A pair of researchers with Harvard University has uncovered one of the secrets behind pigeons’ impressive flight abilities. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, David Williams and Andrew Biewener describe how they videotaped some of the birds flying through an obstacle course they made, and what they found when […]
Category: Wildlife
Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Secret Lake Park
The other day I went to Secret Lake Park on my way into work. It’s a pretty little park, and I’ve not found a whole lot of wonderful things there. But it just seems like it’s the kind of place that should turn up something good from time to time. So I walked around the […]
Long-tailed riders of the waves
Part of the attraction of going to the coast and seeing the various moods of the sea is the anticipation as you get closer. Such was the case last weekend. With the strong offshore wind and sunshine, it promised be spectacular – and it was. The high waves seemed as though they had built up […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 14 Mar 2015
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. This week’s featured image: Booted Racket-tail hummingbird (Ocreatus underwoodii) flying while feeding at a flower in Ecuador, South America by Glenn Bartley Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and browse through the slideshow. Then […]
Birding and Photography Ethics
I’ve been an avid photographer for just about all this millennium, but I only became significantly interested in birding and wildlife photography after I received my 400mm lens and moved to Florida. I spent my early months here driving around wildlife loops and photographing whatever birds I saw. Eventually, I wanted to photograph more diversity […]
European green woodpecker
European green woodpecker – Last pictures of the series I took during the short snow episode that brought me great luck with the Goshawk female hunting a pheasant. These are not pictures you can hope taking easily; since I won’t have another chance at witnessing such a scarce scene, I enjoyed the moment fully… Enough […]
Want to keep these adorable foxes around? Lock up your garbage.
Here’s something kind of twisted: you know a conservation effort has been successful when the animals you’ve worked so hard to conserve are numerous enough to be run over by cars. That’s what happening now for the island fox, Urocyon littoralis. The smallest fox in North America, this adorable critter is native to six of […]
Cyprus birds need your help!
Twice a year Cyprus, the third greatest island in the mediterranean, is a crucial stopover site for millions of migrating birds during their sea crossings. Due to these huge numbers of migrating birds, hunting and trapping has alwasy been part of the island’s history. In the past, songbirds – mainly Blackcap and similar-sized warblers – […]