We are delighted to announce the results of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. This week the First Prize is shared by Paul Marto and Dave Richards for their outstanding photos “Mandarin” and “Male Lions Fighting” respectively. Third Prize goes to Charles Orfang for “The Chase” (click on thumbnails for full scale view). […]
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald – review
The arcane world of falconry is infamous for a snobbery that dates back to the medieval period, when different raptors were pegged to a hierarchical list of feudal stations. So the noble peregrine was for princes, the dainty merlin was milady’s bird, and – as we know from Barry Hines’s novel – it was just […]
Ringmärkning
Då börjar min ringmärkningssäsong vid Eckern idag, det blev 119 fåglar av 12 arter fångade med 3 nät så bra tryck var det. Här en ärtsångare. Mer siffror på denna sida: Ringmärkningssidan
South Texas Photography Trip – June 2014
First, this particular area of south Texas is called the Rio Grande Valley, more specifically, the Lower Rio Grande Valley. It is where the Rio Grande River meets the Gulf of Mexico, and is considered one of the most biologically diverse regions in North America, where over 500 species of birds have been documented. During […]
Reddish Egret at Fort De Soto
Last week my wife decided it might be fun to go to the beach on the Gulf coast (calmer waves), and she asked me if there was a good place there go visit. Fort De Soto, of course! So yesterday we spent the day there. My father and I got there early to do some […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 26 Jul 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 […]
Night Beauties, Luna Moth, Actias luna
We humans are creatures of habitual repetition and it is a reliable assumption that bynightfall most people are indoors with lights on and doors closed to the outside world. When we accidentally or purposefully leave our outside lights on, it is somewhat like fly fishingwith the bright light being the lure. Many night beauties will […]