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Looking for Arabian Waxbill in Wadi Waj – Taif
Phil and I went to Wadi Waj, a site near the center of Taif. This site is a wastewater runoff stream that permanently flows and has good growth of reeds and sedges nearby. It is a place where Waxbill has been seen and where we saw two last summer. We went on the hope of […]
Nesting Red-bellied Woodpeckers: Final Update
The Red-bellied Woodpecker nest in my yard is no longer in use, and I’m not sure what exactly happened. The first and only day I saw a nestling peeking out the entrance hole was July 8. The chick looked strong and robust, and seemed about ready to fledge. After the parents fed it, they climbed […]
Mosqueta ojo dorado (Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant) Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
La Mosqueta ojo dorado siempre está presente en la desembocadura del Arroyo Apepú en el Paraje Nemesio Parma de la Ciudad de Posadas, siempre y cuando la obra que se está realizando en el lugar preserve algo del ambiente que necesita esta especie para prosperar, a nosotros cada vez se nos complica ingresar al mismo […]
You Lookin’ at Me?
A young male Lion (Panthera leo) strides across the Serengeti plain to an intensely interested audience of many. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania with Sametu Camp.
Alaska – 12th June (Day 16)
The morning started rather foggy and dreary, a big change from the amazingly warm weather we had been experiencing (up to 21c yesterday) and much more akin to the weather we were expecting. However, fairly quickly the fog cleared and the morning morning was gloriously sunny although rain set-in in the afternoon. We spent the […]
White-cheeked Terns – Jubail
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa is a common breeding summer visitor to the Gulf and Red Sea coast north to Jeddah. There are no inland records of this species that I know off. Birds start occurring in April and by June there are very large numbers as this is the start of their breeding season. White-cheeked […]
Bonaparte’s Gull at Oare Marsh AGAIN!
Work took me to Kent today so a quick trip to Oare Marsh was on the cards.I arrived at lunch time and Napoleon was sitting pretty just by the bridge on East flood a few yards from the road. He was in the company of hundreds of Black headed gulls and Black-tailed Godwits but was […]