Entre tanto tiempo invertido en otras actividades descuidé bastante el blog durante estos últimos días, la mayor parte de mi tiempo libre lo estuve ocupando completando la selección de fotografías para ilustrar la aplicación para celulares de la Guía de aves de Argentina, por suerte trabajando en equipo se adelanta el trabajo bastante pero aún […]
We Are Kakapo
We are kakapo Just in case you Did not know. We live by night We lack flight We prefer The ground but we do Climb around. There are so Few of us That remain. We need your help So please explain To all that do not Understand That we are part Of the landscape And […]
Balearics at Dungeness and a Bonaparte’s at Oare
Birding has been very limited of late save a quick trip to Fairlop in the the week to catch the local Hoopoe so today we decided on a trip to Dunge for a spot of early morning sea watching. Arriving at 6.30am we were rewarded for a two hour stint with several Arctic Skua, three […]
Whimbrel At Carlos Pointe: Part II
The Whimbrel that had been reported daily at Carlos Pointe for nearly a week prior to my visit was of course not guaranteed to be there. The Whimbrel was difficult to identify as it was found to be loafing with its bill hidden in its right wing while surrounded by Marbled Godwits and Willets. The […]
African Wild Dog Family Values
We live for the pack. We play we run We rest together, When our day is done. When one of us is ill, We pick up the slack, Bringing food and comfort Until good health comes back. We chase our prey, We have to eat. We do this to survive, No easy feat. But love […]
What Wildlife Can You See In London?
London, the capital of England. Bustling with diverse culture, Big Ben, Parliament, the London Eye, Westminster Abbey. So many things to see and do but what about nature lovers who want to escape the concrete landscape and experience some wildlife? Here’s what wildlife you can see in London… London Zoo The world’s oldest scientific zoo […]
Birding the Abha Area
Whilst birding the Abha area recently we went to Azeeza to look for Blandford’s Short-toed Larks as birds had been seen here by us in previous years. The area has had some building and construction work done in the last couple of years and despite quite extensive searching we failed to find any birds. Very […]
Dirtballin’
How embarrassing. I am still here, sort of. Been out at a really remote field site the last couple months and am venturing (somewhat unwillingly and very awkwardly) back into society at the moment. I had my first real shower in two months just yesterday- HA! I’m a huge dirtball and I just don’t care. […]