We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. First Prize is awarded to Ruth Thiessen for her outstanding image “Brides Dance”. Glenn Perrigo wins Second Prize with “Portrait of a Hungry Bobcat”. Third Prize is awarded to Jacqueline Deely for “Catch of the Day!” See detailed results below: (click on […]
Mosqueta pico pala (Common tody-Tyrant) Todirostrum cinereum
Estas fotos que comparto en esta entrada corresponden al primer registro de la Mosqueta pico pala nidificando en la Ciudad de Posadas, mas precisamente en la Reserva Rincón Nazarí (aledaña a la Reserva del Arroyo Itá), no recuerdo en este preciso momento quién fue el que nos avisó de este hecho así que vaya el […]
Common buzzard landing
I have presented at length this species on my blog 1000 pattes-1000 tracks. We monitor it each year, especially the northern buzzards wintering in our area south of France. This specific individual lives here year round with its partner and we see them both together quite often; it looks like they hunt field mice as […]
Spring Birds in Winter
Remember the polar vortex winter we had last year? This robin came to my window every cold morning of it with his feathers so puffed up he looked downright chubby. I fed him raisins for breakfast straight through until spring. He’s back! He (or so…
Ermitaño escamado (Scale-throated-Hermit) Phaethornis eurynome
Esta fua una de las primeras sorpresas de nuestro viaje a San Sebastian de la selva durante el pasado mes de Octubre, también es una de las primeras nuevas especies para nosotros registradas durante ese fin de semana. Las fotografías las obtuve en la Reserva Yateí en horas del mediodía cuando este Ermitaño escamad se […]
Video: Pelican Dreams
What’s it like to try to get to know a flying dinosaur? Filmmaker Judy Irving (“The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill”) follows a wayward California brown pelican from her “arrest” on the Golden Gate Bridge into care at a wildlife rehabilitation facility, and from there explores pelicans’ nesting grounds, Pacific coast migration, and survival challenges. […]
Listen to New Bird Species Discovered in Brazil: Cryptic Treehunter
Brazilian ornithologists Dr Juan Mazar Barnett and Dr Dante Buzzetti of the Center for Ornithological Studies in São Paulo have discovered a new species of bird that lives in the dense, humid forests of northeastern Brazil. The new species, named the Cryptic treehunter (Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti), is a member of the South American bird family Furnariidae […]
Wildlife-killing Contests Targeting Nongame Animals Banned by California Fish and Game Commission
VAN NUYS, Calif.— In response to overwhelming public support for banning wildlife-killing contests, the California Fish and Game Commission voted Wednesday to adopt regulations prohibiting hunting “derbies” targeting species such as coyotes, raccoons and badgers. The ban came after thousands of Californians expressed opposition to the killing competitions. “We’re grateful that the commissioners responded to […]