El Sábado 16 de Febrero partimos temprano hacia la Ruta provincial 204 camino hacia la Localidad de profundidad, las condiciones climáticas de las primeras horas de la mañana presagiaban poca actividad de aves pero igual decidimos ir hacia el lugar que mencioné ya que hacía un buen tiempo que no íbamos a los bajos del […]
Neonicotinoid pesticides ‘damage brains of bees’
Commonly used pesticides are damaging honey bee brains, studies suggest. Scientists have found that two types of chemicals called neonicotinoids and coumaphos are interfering with the insect’s ability to learn and remember. Experiments revealed that exposure was also lowering brain activity, especially when the two pesticides were used in combination. The research is detailed in […]
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) – female vs first winter male
In the winter, one of the problems of deciding whether or not the red breasted merganser that you are observing is a female or is it a first-winter male. After I researched the subject, the way to tell the first year-male from a female red-breasted merganser, is that the first-winter male red-breasted merganser as a […]
Cigüeñas y Tuyuyúes
Me olvidé de compartir estas dos fotos que las tenía editadas en otra carpeta, las fotos son de nuestra visita a la Unidad de conservación Cambyretá y se transpapelaron cuando hice el backup de los archivos; me pareció simpática la actitud de las dos Cigüeñas del primer plano ya que estaban atentas en todo momento […]
Best Photo of the Week Ended 30 Mar 2013
We are delighted to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. Raj Dhage wins First Prize for his outstanding image “Common Kingfisher”.Ignacio Yúfera wins Second Prize with “Great Bustard” and Geir Jensen wins Third Prize with “Dunlin (Calidris alpina)”. See images below with links to the original articles. The […]
Brown-eared Bulbul
Brown-eared Bulbul are common residents in Japan, but usually quite shy unless they happen to be feeding. Cherry blossom time is a good chance to get photos of them.
Baby rhinos signal success of Assam translocation
Two translocated rhinos in north east India have given birth indicating the rhinos are breeding successfully and have adapted well to their new environment. A male Rhino, translocated to the Manas National Park in the state of Assam in 2012, and a female, translocated in 2011, were sighted this week with their new born calves […]
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