I had a few hours to spare after dropping Tobias at school and so had a quick wander around the marshes. Wandering along the Ancient Highway past Efford Lagoon there were now 42 Tufted Duck, my highest count yet, while 25 Swallow and three Sand Martin foraged overhead. I spent some time grilling a Common […]
Macuquito (Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper) Lochmias nematura
En una de las tantas recorridas que los amigos pudieron realizar por zonas aledañas de Cerro Corá Misiones han tenido una nueva oportunidad de encontrarse con esta especie residente en arroyos selváticos del noreste de la Argentina. Afortunadamente todavía existen al sur de Misiones algunos remanentes selváticos por los cuales transitan numerosos cursos de agua […]
Juvenile Western Osprey – Jubail
Whilst birding the Jubail area on 22 September I came across a Western Osprey. Initially it was seen flying over the reed beds but soon disappeared from view. After a few minutes, the bird was seen again in flight but this time flew and landed on a post nearby. Unfortunately, the bird was directly into […]
Be Sure To Be An eBirder
Somewhere between the Arctic and Southwest Florida is a place to relax and do some good birding. One of those great places to bird is in Killingworth, Connecticut. With the ability to observe action at a leisurely pace, typically 15 minutes before sunrise and beyond with a desire to increase my bird list, it has […]
Pied Kingfisher in Amboseli National Park
After the hair-raising close encounter with the African Elephant, this game drive through Amboseli National Park quickly turned into a amazing birding safari. We saw a Hadeda Ibis (below) not far away from the road. But the highlight of this post is the Pied Kingfisher (below). We will talk about it a little later in […]
Mashatu baboons
It was late on a winter afternoon in August at one of the remaining pools of water in the Majale river in Mashatu Nature Reserve, the sun was low and shining fully onto the section of the river we were overlooking, when a troop of baboons came down to drink. “Animals should not require our […]
Booted eagle
Aigle botté – Aguila calzada, Hieraaetus pennatus, Spain, 2017/08/24, Nikon: D500 + 800 mm f5/6E, This migratory eagle nests in southern Europe and winters in Africa and Asia. With a friend we arrived at the spot very early and he had assured me that the weather report said bright and sunny after a small […]
Cigüita de garganta amarilla ( Yellow-throated Warbler) Setophaga dominica (Linnaeus, 1766)
Hoy les presento a la Cigüita de garganta amarilla, otro arañero mas que pude agregar a mis registros durante mi viaje a Cuba; fiel al comportamiento de esta familia tuve que esmerarme mucho para poder obtener estas dos fotografías que voy a compartir en esta entrada. Aves muy inquietas y escurridizas, de tamaño pequeño, de […]