The last few weeks have been pretty busy for me with lots of tours and finding lots of migratory birds. This year’s early rain through the month of March was extreme but all along we knew that it would be a spectacular spring and hence have been rewarded with carpets of amazing multicoloured blooms covering […]
Malaysia may be home to more Asian tapirs than previously thought (photos)
You can’t mistake an Asian tapir for anything else: for one thing, it’s the only tapir on the continent; for another, it’s distinct black-and-white blocky markings distinguishes it from any other tapir (or large mammal) on Earth. But still little is known about the Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus), including the number surviving. However, researchers in […]
Snapping Turtle!
I saw this big snapping turtle sunning himself on the shore of The Reservoir in Central Park on one of the first warm sunny days of the year last week. The snapping turtle is New York’s official state reptile. Big ones can grow to around 18 inches long and weigh about 35 pounds. Wild snappers […]
Bringing bears to Scotland to be debated at Lochinver
Wildlife experts are to discuss whether large animals that were native to Scotland in the distant past could one day be reintroduced. Monday’s debate on the pros and cons of bringing back bears, wolves and lynxes will be held in Lochinver in Sutherland to mark Earth Day. The event will include a visit to Inchnadamph […]
El detalle del cuello de la Torcaza (Eared Dove)
Revisando la guía para copiar el nombre en inglés de la torcaza para el título de la entrada me saqué una duda que apareció cuando editaba la foto, veo unos reflejos dorados en el cuello de esta torcaza que fotografié en el cementerio y fue algo que me pareció raro. Luego de comprobar el detalle […]
Roseate Spoonbill Landing
Yesterday my father and I went out to Merritt Island. We saw nothing terribly unusual (we went in part to find a Neotropic Cormorant that was seen the day before, but we never located it), but there were several photographic moments. We went first to Black Point Wildlife Drive, and the lighting was pretty good. […]
Bison return to Germany after 300 year absence
Earlier this month, officials took down a fence allowing the first herd of European bison (Bison bonasus) to enter the forests freely in Germany in over 300 years, reports Wildlife Extra. The small herd, consisting of just eight animals (one male, five females and two calves) will now be allowed to roam unhindered in the […]
Siempre con el pico sucio (Field Flicker)
Sería una ardua tarea intentar obtener una fotografía de un Carpintero campestre con el pico limpio ya que la mayor parte del tiempo se la pasan en el suelo rompiendo los típicos Tacurúes de esta parte del país para alimentarse de las hormigas que los habitan, mientras estaba sentado a la sombra en el cementerio […]