Whilst birding the Sarrar area at then end of February I found a singing Corn Bunting. I could hear the bird singing but could not locate it, but after some time and moving around to try to pinpoint it I saw it at the edge of a large pivot irrigation field sitting on the ground. […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 18 Mar 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. […]
Carpintero copete pajizo (Pale-crested Woodpecker) Celeus lugubris
El carpintero lúgubre (Celeus lugubris), también denominado Carpintero copete pajiza (Argentina), Paraguay) Carpintero de cresta blanca, carpintero castaño, picapalo (en portugués pica-pau) viejo o rubio (Brasil) es una especie de ave piciforme perteneciente al género Celeus que integra la familia Picidae de los pájaros carpinteros. Vive en el centro de América del Sur. Mide 27 […]
Pallid Harrier at New Holkham
The weather forecast was predicting rain for most of the day but with yesterdays reports of Pallid Harrier in New Holkham I was compelled to take the old fella up the A11 in search of his first Pallid Harrier and the bird he had made his main target for 2017. We arrived at first light […]
Heartbreaking news about lead use in our National Wildlife Refuges
I hate political, or personal, drama—it’s rather an odd thing for a Chicago woman of Irish descent, born-and-raised as a Cubs fan, but that’s just the way I am. I got all three of those traits, along with my normally low blood pressure, from my Grandpa. But today I can feel that blood pressure rising, […]
The Essence of the Beast
We are, by nature, story-tellers. I don’t care what your chosen medium of expression is – a good chunk of people alive today want to tell their story in their own way. This is also true of wildlife photographers. But what makes for better wildlife story-telling? I often conduct workshops to inspire other wildlife photographers […]
Thankfully Pileated Woodpeckers Aren’t Extinct
I remember a few years ago there were reports of a possible sighting of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker which was thought to have been extinct. It must be quite a sight to see a 20″ long woodpecker with a 30″ wingspan. We don’t have any Woodpeckers quite that large in Connecticut but we do have the […]
Durmilí (Chaco Puffbird) Nystalus maculatus
Aprovechando de que Luis me pasó hoy las fotos de su viaje al Pantanal iré publicando dentro de lo que me permita mi tiempo libre los registros fotográficos que pudo obtener durante los días que estuvo en la localidad de Bonito / Mato Grosso do Sul. Son casi 16 GB. de fotografías así que trataré […]