El Diucón mide entre 19 y 21 cm de largo. Su plumaje es principalmente gris, presentando primarias y cobertoras con distintas tonalidades de grises oscuros. Los ojos son de color rojo brillante, excepto en los ejemplares inmaduros, que los tienen de color pardo. Tiene la garganta y el abdómen blanquecinos. También conocido como urco o […]
Much more at Rakhyut
There was much more to Rakhyut than owling (see yesterday’s blog). On the mountain top before we (Saeed Shanfari, Hedi Khecharem and I) descended into Rakhyut the action started. There were four eagles. Three were steppe eagle which soon disappeared. Eastern imperial eagle 1 One eagle stayed behind and give good views. It was […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 07 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. […]
Martín pescador mediano (Amazon kingfisher) Chloroceryle amazona
Sin lugar a dudas especial predilección tengo por las horas previas al atardecer para fotografiar aves, la luz cálida y los contrastes mas suaves producen los mejores resultados fotográficamente hablando. Al dirigirnos hacia la Ruta nac. 12 desde la UC. Cambyretá durante la tarde del primero de Agosto pasado, esta hembra de Martín pescador mediano […]
Pied Kingfisher – Sabkhat Al Fasl
Whilst ringing at Sabkhat Al Fasl 23 October 2015 I found a Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis flying around near one of the nets. Pied Kingfisher is a scarce winter visitor to Saudi Arabia with most records from the Eastern Province. On 25 February 1999 there were six birds present at Sabkhat Al Fasl (Jubail) and […]
I said I would and I did.
I promised you pikas years ago. Maybe it was months ago, it’s all running together now. But, alas, here they are. Behold the Pika Cute, Cute Pika. If you don’t think they are one of the most adorable goofballs you have ever seen, please exit my page and my life right now. These guys make […]
Around the Marriott
Last Thursday afternoon, visiting Norwegian birder, Ellen Askum and I made it out to the area around the Marriott hotel, Mirbat. A few kilometres east down the coast is Ras Janjari which is one of the best places to seawatch from the mainland. After visiting there we explored the area close to the hotel where […]
Ticotico grande (Buff-fronted foliage-gleaner) Philydor rufum
Fotografías de dos individuos de Ticotico grande obtenidas el día 15 de Agosto pasado en el Parque provincial Salto Encantado. Si bien estuvieron bastante cerca nuestro solo uno perchó despejado para poder mejorar los pocos registros previos que tengo de este furnárido; el otro individuo (el de la segunda fotografía) estuvo forrajeando bastante cerca del […]