Whilst on a short Safari recently in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya with Nature’s Wonderland Safaris, we came across a watering pool with White-headed and Rüppell’s Vultures along with Steppe Eagles. There was a mound that was a good vantage point for one of the Steppe Eagles. However a Rüppell’s Vulture had other ideas and thought […]
Category: Wildlife
Poll: Do you agree that shooting pheasants is good for the countryside?
The UK’s managed shoot industry, which sees millions of pheasants raised and shot every year, has received support from an unexpected quarter. In a blog published on the website of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, its conservation director Martin Harper has praised the role of managed shoots in protecting wildlife. “The contribution […]
Death Dance
Sometimes you spend hours waiting for a specific photo, anticipating and watching for the decisive moment in sweltering heat. Other times you just stumble into the right spot at the right time. I wish I could wax lyrical about the planning and preparation that went into capturing this moment, but I can’t. It was a […]
Amazing: Tiny Birds Fly Without Landing for Three Days
Warblers that weigh about as much as a stack of 12 business cards fly thousands of miles across the Atlantic during their fall migration. Imagine a journey that requires you to first pack on the pounds, then get rid of your intestines, and finally to forgo eating and sleeping for three days. For the blackpoll […]
Black-crowned Night Heron at Spring Hammock Preserve
Black-crowned Night HeronI drove to Spring Hammock Preserve this morning hoping to find my first Great Crested Flycatcher of the year. I didn’t see one, but I did hear one calling. The biggest surprise, though, was this Black-crowned Night …
Mysterious Sea Lion Die-Off Strikes Again on California Coast
For the third winter in a row, starving sea lion pups are washing ashore on California’s beaches. Since January 1, nearly 500 of the tiny animals have been admitted to the state’s rehabilitation centers—a number many times higher than normal. Why these animals are struggling to survive is a mystery, and early stranding numbers suggest that […]
Milano plomizo (Plumbeous Kite) Ictinia plumbea
Haber cambiado nuestro camino de regreso a Posadas luego de la jornada en el Parque provincial de la sierra el día 8 de Diciembre pasado fue una de las mejores decisiones del día; decidimos volver por la Ruta Prov. 204 desde el cruce con la RN 14 y antes de llegar a la localidad de […]
Extreme birdwatching: Twitching in war zones
Paul Rendell didn’t think he was in trouble. High up in the mountains, in a remote, lushly-forested corner of the Philippines, the pensioner from Dorset had envisaged a peaceful day amid spectacular scenery. Then the bullets started whistling around him. “We all dived to the ground,” Mr Rendell said. “Our guide Carlitos was shot immediately […]