I photographed this pair of tufted ducks in a pond in a park in London where they are common. The male’s eyes are bright yellow, his beak is blue with a black tip, and he has a conspicuous tuft of feathers on the back of his head from which the species gets its common name. […]
Chinchero grande, Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper, Drymornis bridgesii
En esta entrada voy a compartir mis imágenes de un inolvidable encuentro con un a pareja de Chinchero grande en la costa del estero en la Estancia Rincón del socorro en Corrientes, tengo que preparar las fotos que pudieron sacar Luis, Javier y Willy porque los cuatro pudimos fotografiarlos desde distintos ángulos y con abundante […]
Scarce swallowtail
Comparison between Iphiclides podalirius VS Iphiclides p. feisthamelii What a pleasure to go after dragonflies and find this gorgeous specimen on my doorstep in the lavander! Un Flambé magnifique, un des plus beaux papillons d’Europe, dans la lavande du jardin. Ces plants isolés m’ont offert un bokeh assez uni mais je n’ai pu me concentrer […]
Giraffe Sunburst
I’ve been making a point of sharing some photos of ungulates on my blog and Facebook page recently. It’s so easy to share the photos of the iconic big cats, other predators, elephants and rhinos. But many people have more appreciation for the lesser-known forms of life in the bush and actually enjoy seeing photos […]
Lavandera, White-headed marsh-Tyrant, Arundinicola leucocephala
Hoy por la tarde durante una breve jornada fotografiando aves decidimos terminar la jornada aprovechando los últimos rayos del sol en la desembocadura del Arroyo Apepú en Nemesio Parma; mientras caminábamos hacia uno de los extremos con mayor cantidad de vegetación acuática de este lugar observábamos lo habitual de encontrar aquí. Las golondrinas pasaban sobre […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 09 Aug 2014
Welcome to the newly designed “Best Photo of the Week” competition. Voting is now easier and a lot more 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. After registering your vote you […]
Canary Clan
With this image I take you back to Zimanga Private Game Reserve for a brief interlude. You will remember I posted some images on my blog after our family’s visit to this amazing place last month. This photo is from my first session in the Mkhombe bird hide – where the action was coming thick […]
Daily Dose of Cute
I went backpacking in the Ruby Mountains the last 5 days and had some much needed quality time with PIKAS! I don’t get to see them often enough so I was ridiculously excited to find a quite a few of them. They aren’t really easy to find, see (but easy to hear with their adorable […]