I was watching old episodes of The Big Bang Theory on television last night. This story is therefore a few years late, but I am writing it anyway for those who haven’t heard about it and because I love blue jays. In episode 9 of season 5 of The Big Bang Theory, “Ornithophobia Diffusion,” a […]
Saudi Prince kills two percent of global population of endangered bird
In a three week hunting safari between January 11th and 31st of this year, Saudi Arabian Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his party allegedly shot down 2,100 Asian Houbara bustards (Chlamydotis macqueenii) in Balochistan, Pakistan. Scientists aren’t certain how many Houbara bustards survive today, but their best estimate is around 100,000 […]
Chris Packham cuckoo reveals migration secrets
A cuckoo wearing a solar-powered satellite-tracked tag is the first to provide UK scientists with migration data for three years running. Having flown more than 45,000 miles Chris, named after wildlife presenter Chris Packham, revealed overwintering in Angola for the first time. The four-year-old returned to the Norfolk/Suffolk border on Friday, said the British Trust […]
[Passarinhando no Brasil] Lagoa dos Peixes, Tavares. RS
Last weekend I travelled to Lagoa dos Peixes, Tavares – RS, in the very south of Brazil. It’s considered as a sanctuary for migrating birds. It’s a paradise for birding. I have added below some of the images I captured during Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday. I hope you enjoy. Savanna hawk / Heterospizias meridionalis […]
Barn owls suffer worst year on record
Barn owls suffered their worst year on record in 2013 as they struggled in the bitterly cold spring, conservationists have said. Results from barn owl monitoring schemes around the UK revealed the number of sites where nesting took place last year was significantly down in every area compared to previous years, and some surveys found […]
A Bestiary : Songbirds ~ American Redstart
The animated and flashy warbler American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is the final warbler featured in my Bestiary. Migrating songbirds are returning to our Western Massachusetts hillside now as I finish the warbler section of A Bestiary — Tales From a Wildlife Garden. I have enjoyed recalling and writing about the numerous encounters I have had […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 03 May 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 […]