Sandhill cranes are one of my favorite birds. I have yet to see them during spring migration in Nebraska, where it gets its name because of the Nebraska’s sandhills. However, I have observed them, and photograph them in Florida, the subspecies in Florida is considered endangered, New Mexico at Bosque del Apache, and the cranberry […]
Swamp Sparrow Weirdness
Swamp Sparrow The other day I found some odd-looking Swamp Sparrows. For comparison, I thought I’d first show a couple normal-looking Swamp Sparrows. These top two photos have either no streaking or very diffuse streaking on the breast. Swamp Sparrow This one below has streaking a little more well-defined, and I’m no good at aging […]
Carbonero comun – Great Tit (Parus major)
Este invierno a sido bastante duro encuanto a la climatologia se refiere,aqui podemos ver a este Carbonero comun buscando comida entre la fria nieve
One Fifth of World’s Reptiles at Risk of Extinction
Almost a fifth of the world’s reptile species are at risk of extinction, according to scientists. Research led by the Zoological Society of London found that the future of 19% of the world’s reptiles are threatened. Conservation experts also confirmed that 47% are vulnerable and highlighted the possible extinction of three species. The figures are […]
Camouflage 101…
The art of camouflage is one of the primary defensive weapons in the arsenal of nature’s many and varied creatures. Clearly, this little Praying Mantis was absent for that lesson, and his bright pink coloration stood out like a sore thumb among the cool green tones of the lush rain forrest. Parc National d’Odzala-Kokoua, Republic […]
Spoon-billed Sandpiper: Hatch
Spoon-billed Sandpipers lay 4 eggs in a simple tundra nest comprised of a shallow depression, most often in mosses, lined with a few dwarf willow leaves. The nest is incubated by both adults on half-day shifts — the male most often during the day and the female at night. After 21 days of incubation the […]
15 minutos de descanso al costado de la ruta
A Dios gracias el contacto con la naturaleza hizo que en mi cabeza ocurran cosas que antes jamás las hubiese ni siquiera imaginado como por ejemplo en un viaje hacer una parada al costado de la ruta para mirar pájaros y sacarles fotos; el primero de Enero mientras regresaba a Posadas desde Resistencia hacia donde […]