It was mid-September in the western Corridor of the Serengeti. A bit early for most of the migrants, but there were a few early arrivals. The resident avian population in the Serengeti at this time of the year is diverse and would gladden any bird lover’s heart. There was also a wide variety of habitats […]
Room for One More…
This large female Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) has had a successful season stocking up on her fat reserves. But seals beware, there is always room for one more… Somewhere on the Barents Sea, above the Arctic Circle.
The Fur is Comin
The coats of mammals are essential to regulating their core temperature. It’s really a marvel of adaptation when you look at the color, length, molts, patterns and distribution each mammal has which is what in large part makes each unique. There is one thing we can generalize, mammals coats become their most luxurious in winter. […]
Lilac-breasted Roller in Amboseli National Park
After several safaris into the Amboseli National Park, we were yet to see anyAfrican Lion. And our driver-guide wanted to make one last attempt to search for them on one of our game drives. We started off on a good note with the sighting of yet another African Elephant, this time with a suckling calf. […]
Female Montagu’s Harrier – Haradh
Whilst birding the NADAC Farm area of Haradh 20 October I saw plenty of Harriers including at minimum of two Montagu’s Harriers over the pivot irrigation fields. Male Montagu’s Harriers are easily identified by their upperwing pattern amongst other details but Juvenile and female Montagu’s and Pallid Harriers are difficult to identify with certainty at […]
Beyond the Island…
A Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) cruises by in the crystal clear waters of the Bora Bora lagoon. Bora Bora, French Polynesia.
Sietevestidos común (Black-and-Rufous Warbling-Finch) Poospiza nigrorufa
En esta entrada comparto las dos mejores fotografías que pude obtener del Sietevestidos común durante las primeras horas del sol de la mañana del día 24 de Junio pasado en la desembocadura del Arroyo Apepú (Nemesio Parma / Posadas). Bastante mas desconfiada que en los anteriores registros no pude acercarme lo suficiente para mejorar estos […]
Crested Tits
More photos from the Spanish trip, Crested Tits are delightful to watch and were common in the pinewoods of the region (not far from Alicante), coming to feed and drink at the various feeding stations on the reserve. A bird I have seen quite often in Scotland but never managed to get any decent photographs. […]