It’s about that time. Last week I saw this red-shouldered hawk pair getting to know each other. Right time, right place. I was taking photos of yellow-rumped warblers and the female flew in pretty close and on an exposed snag’s branch. Lucky me! I have a few more photos of the whole thing that I’ll […]
Conservationists seek federal protection for tufted puffins
Oil spills, fishing nets and collapsing forage fish populations due to warming sea surface temperatures are decimating tufted puffins and could lead to the disappearance of one of the most photogenic seabirds in the United States south of Alaska. The situation has become dire enough for the Natural Resources Defense Council on Wednesday to file […]
They are back
OnTuesday, I will be heading towards the amazing FIO bird Festival at Extramadura. So before Ileave, I’ve decided to check ifnight-lifearound Yotveta is showing Spring as well. I wentout with Avi Meir and found 2 beautiful Egyptian Nightjars!After an absence of a year they are back and I hope that they will stay until I […]
Sandhill cranes descend on the plains of the US midwest
Nebraska is all of a flutter. Over the coming month, more than half a million sandhill cranes will descend on the plains of the midwest where they’ll take a breather en route to their breeding grounds in the north. Roosting on the Platte river at night, they take to the wing at sunrise and fill […]
European nuthatch
Sitta europaea – Trepador Azul – Quelques images prises au cours de cet hiver; ces 2 Sittelles n’ont pas été régulières mais bien présentes malgré tout. It is extremely common in western Europe but is also found all the way to China. A few pics of these 2 Nuthaches taken along this winter, present alright […]
European robin
Erithacus rubecula Petirrojo Europeo I have been few times in the garden hide this winter, the migratory species being quite absent but this time I decided to play with this mischievous robin well decided not to have his picture taken… His eyes were locked on the lens and he moved extremely fast, perching on the […]
Caspian Terns on Lake Monroe
Ugh! It’s been two full weeks since I’ve done a blog post! I’ve been busy at home and work, but I’ve also had a little bit of a photographic lull. Weather conditions have made for relatively poor lighting, but mostly I’m just behind in editing photos. Well, this morning I went to the marina on […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 08 Mar 2014
During the last week our members have again entered some outstanding top-ranking wildlife images for the “Best Photo of the Week” competition. Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select the three images you like best of all and VOTE for them at the bottom of this page (to ensure […]