Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching. Somewhere near False Bay, South Africa. with Journeys Unforgettable Photographic Safaris.
Least Sandpiper
Last week at Fort De Soto I had the opportunity to pretty little Least Sandpiper on the shore of East Beach. This one was pretty cute running around the beach.
WIN the “Best Photo of the Week Competition”
Calling all wildlife photographers at all skill levels to take part in the next “Best Photo of the Week Competition”. Check out the entries which have already been submitted below. If you think you have a better photo in your portfolio, don’t delay! Submit your photo now and WIN the next contest. 1) Members Area […]
Standing Proud
Tall and proud he stands. Bathed in golden light as the sun sinks to the horizon. He wants a drink, and he will get it, as he doesn’t have enemies at this waterhole. Elephants are special creatures. During my time at a research bunker in Namibia last year, I was fascinated by their various rumblings […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 03 May 2014
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded toPetr Bambousek for his outstanding photo ‘Oropendola Montezuma’. Robert Strickland wins Second Prize with ‘Bluebirds’ and Third Prize goes toMichalis Kotsakis for ‘A flock of Pied Avocets ‘ (click on images for full scale view). […]
Sheldon Cooper’s Bird
I was watching old episodes of The Big Bang Theory on television last night. This story is therefore a few years late, but I am writing it anyway for those who haven’t heard about it and because I love blue jays. In episode 9 of season 5 of The Big Bang Theory, “Ornithophobia Diffusion,” a […]
![[Passarinhando no Brasil] Lagoa dos Peixes, Tavares. RS](https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Heterospizias-meridionalis-Mostardas-IMG-18167-2.jpg "[Passarinhando no Brasil] Lagoa dos Peixes, Tavares. RS")
[Passarinhando no Brasil] Lagoa dos Peixes, Tavares. RS
Last weekend I travelled to Lagoa dos Peixes, Tavares – RS, in the very south of Brazil. It’s considered as a sanctuary for migrating birds. It’s a paradise for birding. I have added below some of the images I captured during Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday. I hope you enjoy. Savanna hawk / Heterospizias meridionalis […]
A Bestiary : Songbirds ~ American Redstart
The animated and flashy warbler American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is the final warbler featured in my Bestiary. Migrating songbirds are returning to our Western Massachusetts hillside now as I finish the warbler section of A Bestiary — Tales From a Wildlife Garden. I have enjoyed recalling and writing about the numerous encounters I have had […]