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 fotografÃas que voy a compartir en esta entrada. Aves muy inquietas y escurridizas, de tamaño pequeño, de […]
Spotted Crake
I had a bit of an epic survey day today, leaving home at 05:00 I was at Dagenham Docks (even less glamorous than it sounds) by 07:15. After this survey I had to cross Greater London in a north-west direction to St Albans. So having started so early I had a little time to play […]
Snipe and Others
I am posting some images from recent trips to Leighton Moss and into Bowland. My main objective was to photograph purple heron and red grouse. My efforts were shown in earlier postings. At Leighton Moss whilst waiting for the heron to show a trip down to the Eric Morecambe hide was good for snipe. Four […]
Bar-tailed Godwits
We had fantastic weather on Værøy, or at least weather that the 99.9% of the population who are not birders would describe as fantastic. For us it was far too sunny though and we would have preferred a bit more cloud cover and early morning rain. On my last day on the island though I […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 30 Sep 2017
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Paamul Jack wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “I Am Watching You! (Yucatan Black Jaguar)”. Brian Murphy is awarded Second Prize for his outstanding image “You Rang?”. Winner of the Third Prize is Sherry Shepardson with “Quad Mom”. See detailed results below: […]
Baird’s Sandpiper at Orlando Wetlands Park, 9/25/2017
Two days ago, one of my friends found a Baird’s Sandpiper at Orlando Wetlands Park, and several of us saw it yesterday (and it’s still being seen today). I drove out to it during my lunch break and came back to the office all excited. Of course, my friends at work thought I was nerding […]
Help required with ID of Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwits
Two birds that can be a cause confusion when visiting the local coastal marshes in Norfolk are the Bar and Black-tailed Godwit‘s. At RSPB Titchwell both species are regularly seen in winter. However when feeding they can be quite tricky to identify. Both are extremely attractive birds when seen in their summer plumage, but more […]
Lions of Mashatu
Winter is a time when predators prevail in Mashatu. This is a wild place in the south-east of Botswana, where game, notably the elephants and the lions, are free to move back and forth between Botswana and Zimbabwe. During our recent trip to Mashatu in mid-August, we were fortunate enough to see the lion on […]