Hoy les presento una nueva especie para el blog, el Arapasú, una de las mas esquivas para nosotros porque durante los cinco años que llevamos relevando la provincia únicamente hemos tenido registros de el en tres oportunidades. El primero allá por el 2001 en San Sebastián de la selva donde luego de escucharlo vocalizar alcanzamos […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 21 Nov 2015
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Glenn Perrigo wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Red-winged Blackbirds Over Grain Field “. Maciej Olszewski wins Second Prize for his outstanding composition “Red Deer – Stag in the Fog”. Third Place goes to Dana Allen for “On Reflection – Black-winged Stilts”. […]
The first male Pied Kingfisher of the autumn – Sabkhat Al Fasl
As mentioned previously there has been a major arrival of Pied Kingfishers into Eastern Arabia this winter including a minimum of ten birds at Sabkhat Al Fasl. All the birds photographed and the one seen by me have been females with this bias towards females also occurring with Common Kingfishers at this location. On 15 […]
Coludo chico (Lesser-grass Finch) Emberizoides ypiranganus
Hoy durante una jornada de pajareo en la que tuvimos que resignarnos a pegar la vuelta y regresar a Posadas antes que lo habitual, regresando nuevamente por la Ruta provincial 204 a Posadas porque la creciente del Arroyo Garupá y sus afluentes no nos dejó seguir, encontramos a escasos metros del borde del camino a […]
Birding Antalya, Turkey
A few days ago I returned from Antalya, Turkey. I wasn’t there for fun or birding; it was a work trip. I was unable to go anywhere except walk around the hotel grounds and look for whatever wildlife might appear there. However, the grounds were large and beautiful; there were lots of trees, and the […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 21 Nov 2015
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. […]
Chiripepé cabeza verde (Reddish-bellied Parakeet) Pyrrhura frontalis
El quince de Agosto pasado cuando salíamos del sendero La olla del Parque Provincial Salto Encantado, una bandada de estos loros al escuchar que nos acercábamos abandonó el lugar de manera muy ruidosa. Sabido es que muchos loros cuando están posados o alimentándose no vocalizan y me sorprendió encontrarme frente a frente con este rezagado […]
First returning Bluethroats – Sabkhat Al Fasl
The Red-spotted Bluethroat is an uncommon wintering species in Saudi Arabia with birds wintering at Sabkhat Al Fasl each year, where it is locally common. The first birds return to Sabkhat Al Fasl around the same time and appear to be females with ringing data suggesting they first return in mid-October. A week or so […]