Since moving back to southern Germany I’ve been keen to head up to my ‘local’ nature reserve and catch up with the Purple Heron colony there as well as many other bird species and other wildlife. Purple Herons are particularly striking birds, especially during the breeding season. Here’s some facts and other information about them. […]
Rosefinch in apple blossom
Well tomorrow (today) didn’t bring too much for me or anyone else locally. I started early at Huk to see if there was anything on the sea which there wasn’t and then against my better judgement went to look for the King Eider which of course I couldn’t find. After that it was Maridalen where […]
Great Kiskadee and Lookalikes
Everytime I go to Mexico I love seeing Great Kiskadees. They’re beautiful birds, and they’re always calling, it seems, so you always know they’re around. But there are other species of flycatchers that look very much like them. The Social Flycatcher has a smaller bill and a slightly different facial pattern. I’ve seen those in […]
A common and a not so common Moorhen
This week I received a question from one of my Facebook friends. He spotted a strange white bird and asked me what it could be. I promised him to have a look and the next morning I went to the location to see if I could find the bird. As soon as I arrived at […]
Collared Pratincole and other interesting birds
Phil Roberts and I went to Haradh in late April to look for migrants and other birds. We set off at 03:00 hrs and arrived at 06:00 hrs. Birding was not exactly stunning but a few good birds were seen in our day out. Birds we do not see often in the Eastern Province included […]
African birds at the bottom of the Raydah Escarpment – Abha
Whilst birding the lower areas of the Raydah Escarpment in late March I saw a number of African species. Birds seen included African Grey Hornbill, Violet-backed Starling, Black-crowned Tchagra, Bruce’s Green Pigeon and White-browed Coucal. Bruce’s Green Pigeon is an interesting species as it only eats the fruit of a single type of fig tree. […]
7 años cumplimos
7 años cumplimos ya desde aquel 2010 en que arrancamos con el blog, mucha agua corrió debajo del puente, muchas historias compartidas entre amigos y son tantas que no pienso entrar en detalles eligiendo alguna en particular para escribir al respecto en esta entrada. En lugar de ello voy a escribir acerca de alguien que […]
Taguató común (Roadside Hawk) Rupornis magnirostris
Durante los últimos días en varias oportunidades regresé durante mis momentos libres entre horas de clases a la Reserva del Arroyo Itá, entre lo habitual de observar y fotografiar allí elegí esta serie de fotografías para mostrar a dos individuos de Taguató común. En las primeras fotografías pueden apreciar a un individuo joven que sobrevoló […]