Goats love to laugh The world has a Funny smell. But what they are Laughing at, Exactly…they will never tell!
A Green Future? An Exploration Of Theresa May’s Energy Policy
The world is warming up. There can be no denying of that. Although some, including the President of the United States, may try, the overwhelming weight of scientific evidence is that average global temperatures are rising as a direct result of human activities. This is because we are, in a number of ways, producing monumental […]
Migrants lacking – Jubail
Whilst birdwatching in the Jubail area I saw a few good birds but very few migrants. The Egyptian Nightjars that I saw a few weeks ago are still present with at least three birds seen. This site, like the one in Al Hassa, seems to hold Egyptian Nightjars throughout the summer now indicating birds may […]
Lechucita vizcachera (Burrowing Owl) Athene cunicularia
En esta entrada comparto estas fotografÃas de Lechucitas vizcachera que pude obtener cuando regresábamos a Posadas desde Tacuaruzú luego de disfrutar una jornada fotografiando aves con Nicolás y Luis Lugo, a partir de ahora Lucho. Justo coincidimos en un punto del camino en el que las últimas luces del sol creaban la atmósfera ideal para […]
African Olive Pigeon – Raydah Escarpment
Whilst birdwatching in the Raydah Escarpment recently Phil Roberts and I saw two African Olive Pigeons. This was a species we had been looking for but had failed to see on many previous trips to the southwest of the Kingdom. It was only discovered as a new species for Saudi Arabia in the mid 1980’s […]
A World Without Wolves, Isn’t
I am beautiful I am strong I have been on This earth for so long I have seen the beginning I have seen the end I have lived in this garden No one wants to tend. A world without wolves, isn’t!
A Bad dose of Hawkie
Today I had my first outing with Zak for what seems like ages. As is our wont we had a Tour de Østfold. First stop was Kurefjorden. Here we had a rising tide that seemed to bear no resemblance to that which was predicted by the tide tables but conditions were very good with all […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Month August 2018
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Alan Murphy wins First Prize for his brilliant image “Roadrunner and Rattlesnake”. Stuart Jamieson wins Second Prize for his outstanding image “Leopard Portrait”. Third Prize goes to Yuli Seperi for his inspiring photo “The Sumatra Orangutan”. See detailed results below: (click on thumbnails […]