Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rubibarba is a rather scarce resident of the Tihama region where they have beens seen on Jebal Faifa summit and at Jebal Gaha as well as at the Raghadan Forest area of Baha. Birds have also been seen near Tanoumah, Al Baha and as far north as Taif where they can be […]
Short eared Owls at Burwell Fen
Another visit to Burwell where at least thirteen Short-eared Owls performed well all afternoon. Because there were a few about they called regularly and had a few interactions with each other and the local kestrels and crows.
Cheeky-Kea
We are kea parrots We like to have fun We don’t mean to Bother anyone (Oh maybe just A little bit, Isn’t that the Fun of it.)
Common Goldeneye in Sanford
This past Saturday a friend of mine found a Common Goldeneye in the pond in front of the Joann Fabrics store in Sanford. This is the third year in a row that the duck has made an appearance there. We were in the area for a CBC when he texted me to let me know […]
Un Cardenal, Fibonacci, encuadre y firmas
Antes de compartir estas fotografías de Cardenal común voy a hablar un poco acerca de encuadres, recortes, centrados, regla de los tercios y otros aspectos varios de la fotografía. En estos tiempos en los que la tecnología se ha masificado y en el ámbito de la fotografía digital ha acercado el hobby a mucha gente, […]
Two days too late
I arrived for a short family visit in Israel yesterday afternoon. This morning, completely knackered after yesterday exhausting day of travel, I did the obvious thing – I went in the early morning to Ma’agan Michael to see the putative Asian House Martin – potentially the first for WP. Since it was found by Barak, […]
Rare and unusual birds seen in Saudi Arabia in second half of 2016
A pair of Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus with two recently hatch young, 12 August, were the first record of breeding for the species in the Kingdom. An unprecedented influx of Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris were seen with fifteen 30 kilometers east of Zulfi 8 November, six together 40 kilometers north of Zulfi 11 November and […]
Tingazú (Squirrel Cuckoo) Piaya cayana
Luego de mucho tiempo sin compartir fotografías del Tingazú en el blog comparto hoy estas dos tomas obtenidas durante la mañana de hoy en el Club Refugio Ombú. Fue un fin de semana espectacular en el que recibimos la visita de Guillermo Terán, su hijo Andrés, y Federico Galfione, quienes vinieron desde la Ciudad de […]