Yesterday we learned that yet another young golden eagle had met an untimely death at the hands of an industry incapable or unwilling to move into the 21st century (here). The shocking result of a series of secretive, evil acts pervading the remote glens and mountainsides of Scotland. Secretive yet relentless. A lonely agonising death […]
Rödhuvad törnskata
Några bilder från 2007 då jag fotograferade en rödhuvad törnskata (rasen: niloticus ). Detta blev mitt 387:de kryss, den befann sig på en ö ute i den östgötska skärgården, ön heter Missjö. Det var sent i november så den hade svårt att hitta föda men en och annan mask fann den. Fotogarferad med en Sigma […]
Biggest new animal discoveries of 2013 (photos)
Thousands of species were scientifically described for the first time in 2013. Many of these were ‘cryptic species’ that were identified after genetic analysis distinguished them from closely-related species, while others were totally novel. Below are some of the most interesting “new species” discoveries that took place or were formally announced in 2013. The last […]
‘Tis the Season to Be Owlly
It’s that time of year. You better watch out! There is a dramatic movement from the Far North this winter coming from the land of reindeer and caribou. The whiteness of the character is its most striking feature. When it arrives, it often alights atop roofs and its uncharted movements have been known to disrupt […]
Carpintero garganta negra, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Campephilus melanoleucos
Siguiendo con la secuencia de fotografías del Carpintero garganta negra obtenidas en Rincón Ombú chico comparto ahora estas dos imágenes que muestran al macho con una oruga en el pico; por estos partes del país a estas orugas se las conocen con el nombre “Tambú”. Una vez que el macho luego de perforar el tronco […]
Road Kill
Caracaras are birds of prey in the family Falconidae. They are traditionally placed in the subfamily Polyborinae, but are sometimes considered part of their own subfamily, Caracarinae, or members of the true falcon subfamily, Falconinae. Caracaras are principally birds of South and Central America, just reaching the southern United States. Unlike the Falco falcons in […]
Boyero cacique, Red-rumped Cacique, Cacicus haemorrhous
Esta es la última tanda de fotografías del Boyero cacique obtenidas durante el viaje a Rincón Ombú chico en el mes de Octubre pasado; las fotos fueron obtenidas durante el mediodía del día Domingo 06 mientras se cocinaba el asado, con un ojo atento a la parrilla y el otro atento al comedero; no había […]
POLL: Should gannet chick-eating championships be banned?
The first “world championship” for eating pickled baby gannets, known as “guga”, has sparked new calls for a total ban on the Hebridean tradition of hunting chicks by clubbing them with sticks. The inaugural world guga-eating contest takes place tonight at Ness Football Club on the Isle of Lewis. Its social club is staging the […]