We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. First Prize is awarded to Mike Barth for his brilliantly-captured image “Mouse Juggling”. Second Prize is shared by Robert Strickland with his image “Barred Owls” and Mike & Glen Heramb with their image “Lilac-breasted Roller”. See detailed results below: (click on […]
My Favorite Bird Photos of 2014
At the end of each year I like to go back and look at the bird photographs I have taken and choose the ones I like the best for a “favorite bird photo” post. I try to pick at least one photograph from each month however some months were photographically prolific, others not so much. […]
From Field Guide to Fine Art Photography
There is more to fine art photography of wildlife than a super telephoto lens and a frame full of critter. A properly focused and exposed full-frame image of a stationary wild animal can be a challenging and worthwhile pursuit. I call this type of shot the “field-guide” shot. That is, it is a perfect image […]
New Year’s Resolution!
Having not posted a blog for a year so I thought it was about time I get back into the swing of blogging. So my New Year’s resolution is to do just that ! If I can remember how to do it of course ! Here’s a few images to get us going. I had […]
Eurasian spoonbills bathing
Nikon 500 mm + convert 1/4 – Platalea leucorodia This series of pictures was taken near the Arcachon basin at Le Teich. The preserve extends on 110 hectares of wooded areas, reed beds, meadows, saltmarsh and water stretch out between the mainland sector right up to the coastline. This wide variety of natural habitats is […]
Common Goldeneye
A friend of mine found a Canvasback in a little retention pond in Sanford, so I drove up this morning to see it, but I struck out. I went to work dejected, but then a little after lunch I received an eBird alert that a Common Goldeneye was seen in a retention pond at a […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 03 Jan 2015
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. This week’s featured image: Fernandinas Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae) perched on a branch in Cuba by Glenn Bartley Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and browse through the slideshow. Then select the three images you […]
Fuerteventura Tour – Limosa Holidays
Fuerteventura, The Canary Islands 3rd – 9th November 4014. Trip Report With Tour Leader: Stephen Daly Tour Participants: John Green, Cecile Gillard, Aland Mackereth and Jane Walker, Geoff Phillipson and John and Nadine Shearman Tour Highlights: Several close encounters with the rare Houbara Bustards, good views of all the desert species, watching Barbary Falcon hunting, […]