The day started fairly still and overcast but gradually brightened to give a gloriously warm and sunny day, not at all what was expected on St.Paul. We spent the entire morning at Reef Cliffs mainly trying to get views of Crested Auklet on the cliff – we had seem them at sea but wanted to […]
Lapwings close to fledging
Maridalen deserved a visit today and it gave me a chance to check up on some of the breeding birds. This season seems to have been a good one for many birds. We have had a hot May and June with little rain and many birds seem to have prospered due to this. Tits seem […]
Summer Florida Birding Beach Tour: Part I
A very rare setting full strawberry moon was observed on the summer solstice this week with the occasion not to return again until June 2062. The moonset above (image 1) was photographed at Siesta Key Beach in June 2016. Celebrating the occasion was my birding expedition to Access #5 at Siesta […]
Coludo chico (Lesser-grass Finch) Emberizoides ypiranganus
En escasas ocasiones estas aves tÃpicas de pastizales abandonan su escondine naturar para posarse en los postes del costado del camino, estas fotos fueron obtenidas en Octubre del año pasado cuando antes de llegar al destacamento de la prefectura en Nemesio Parma este coludo se detuvo unos instantes a descansar antes de dirigirse nuevamente al […]
Arabian Scops Owl at Al Mehfar Park – Tanoumah
Whilst birding the Al Mehfar Park area of Tanoumah, I heard a number of Arabian Scops Owls calling just after dark. A minimum of six birds were calling in a relatively small area suggesting the species is common in the correct mountain habitat. I managed to see one bird hunting in a relatively open position […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 25 Jun 2016
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Dave Waddell wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Up on Fox Hill”. Kath Aggiss wins Second Prize for her outstanding composition “Smile”. Third Prize goes to Rob Belterman for his excellent photo entitled “Little Ringed Plovers”. See detailed results below: (click […]
A new little family and a scary threat to their survival
Last fall on September 7, when I was taking photos of my dog Pip and the birds at my birdbath, I noticed some Red-bellied Woodpeckers in my yard and my neighbors’. They were here and there, hard to track in the foliage, but I saw at least one adult and at least two young birds, […]