Whilst birding the Sarrar area at then end of February I found a smart Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus. The bird appeared to be a freshly arrived migrant as there had been a big fall of passerines in the area and it allowed close approach even when on foot, although the timing suggests it may have […]
Picaflor vientre negro (Black-throated Mango) Anthracothorax nigricollis
De la última sesión de fotos obtenidas en el patio de mi casa durante la calurosa tarde del 23 de Febrero pasado elegí estas dos tomas de un macho de picaflor vientre negro para compartirlas en el blog. Para el que le guste experimentar les transcribo los datos exif de las tomas, todas fueron con […]
Glossy Ibis at Ely
First stop this morning was Kiln Lane Ely where we parked up and walked down the lane a few hundred yards to view the flooded fields. The first walk along the footpath failed to locate the Ibis that’s chosen to over winter in Cambridgeshire. As I walked back the Jims called to say the target […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 04 Mar 2017
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Sherry Shepardson wins First Prize for her brilliant capture “Kalahari Adonis”. Bob Shepardson is awarded Second Prize for his outstanding image “What Are You Doing Here?”. Third Prize goes to Walter Nussbaumer with “Long Eared Owl”. See detailed results below: (click on […]
Ranthambhore cleanup – birds
As I had limited wifi and time in Ranthambhore, my ‘real-time’ blogposts from there were rather brief. I did photograph a lot, so here is a collation of some photos taken during the 2.5 days of safari there, mainly of common birds. Asian Openbill Grey Francolin – very common Great Thick-knee. Great indeed Plum-headed Parakeets […]
The Pathological Moseyers Visit the Bog
I was in Colorado this month during the annual Sax-Zim Bog Birding Festival. It’s sad when even a lovely conflict makes me miss the wonderful local event, so on Saturday I headed to the bog with my little birding dog Pip and my friend Lisa. Earlier in the week, the forecast had called for snow […]
One of the best venues in Florida for bird photographers.
Wakodahatchee Wetlands – the name Wakodahatchee comes from a Seminole Indian word which translates to “created waters”. The Wakodahatchee site is part of Florida’s Southern Region Water Reclamation Facility. Its approximately 50 acres of reclaimed freshwater wetland that has been turned into habitat wildlife. The site consists of a three-quarter mile, elevated, handicap-friendly boardwalk that […]
More sun – more food – more birds
We had a winter warm-up this week with temperatures exceeding 60 degrees. Most of the snow melted and the birds were loving it. I’ve seen Mourning Doves basking in the sun. American Robins have already started their switch from a winter-berry diet to picking out meaty morsels as the surface of the soil begins to […]