En esta entrada les presento al Calancate cara roja, especie que pudo fotografiar Luis en cercanías de Metan / Salta durante el pasado mes de Julio 2016. El calancate cara roja (Psittacara mitratus), también llamado cotorra cabecirroja o aratinga mitrada, es una especie de ave sudamericana de la familia de los loros (Psittacidae), nativa de […]
Aguilucho común (Red-backed Hawk) Geranoaetus polyosoma
En el mismo lugar en el que estaba el Águila mora que mostré en la entrada anterior Luis pudo fotografiar a un Individuo de Aguilucho común. Una entrada mas mostrando esta especie en el blog, especie que cuenta con muy escasos registros en la Provincia de Misiones.
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 22 Jul 2017
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and browse through the slideshow. Then select the three images you like best of all and click the VOTE button at the bottom of the page. […]
Waders and Terns – Jubail
Whilst birding the Jubail area in strong winds and the middle of summer few birds are generally seen. Waders can always be seen on the sabkha but they are restricted to breeding Black-winged stilts and Kentish Plovers as well as further inland Little Ringed Plovers that breed locally. A single Greater Sand Plover was a […]
Mongolia – 19th May (Day 12) – Sangiin Dalai Lake, and Hustai National Park (Part 2)
Arriving at Bayan Nuur from Sangiin Dalai Lake it was immediately apparent that this lake was teaming with birdlife even though it was blowing a gale. Almost the first birds we picked up were a pair of stunning White-naped Crane on the far hillside with another pair closer in the reeds, we saw nine in […]
A gallery of Chobe’s feathers
In this post I have chosen to let the images talk for themselves rather than tell stories. This post is a gallery and hope fully the images are enough. This gallery shows you the wonderful variety of birdlife you can see along the Chobe river. As I have mentioned in earlier posts on this trip, […]
African Fish Eagle of Amboseli National Park
The abundance of water bodies makes Amboseli National Park a birding paradise. And this particular morning safari was all about birds for us. This was one of the rare instances when an African Fish Eagle let us get a little closer and made it as the feature subject of this post. The large flocks of […]
Looks Great on Paper
We were so fortunate last week to spend it in the company of some great shooter and amazing birds. That combination should have produced some killer images. It was on paper the perfect mix of biology and technology, hummers and flash. Madera Cyn, Santa Rita Lodge, in particular, is simply a spectacular location for birds, […]