The Howl There was a time the world was ours. No big tall buildings, no noisy cars. No people with guns, shooting at Everything they see. When we could howl As a family When we could roam our world At will Not worrying about if we would Be killed The moon our beacon, the sun […]
Record count of Egyptian Nightjar – Jubail
Egyptian Nightjars are now an easily seen species during the summer months in the Jubail area but this year the numbers are higher than ever with sixteen birds seen. Birds generally turn up in early June and depart in late September with records of early and late birds occurring every year for the past few […]
World Lizard Day August 14, 2018
They are the stuff that nightmares, and cheesy sci-fi, are made of. They are also essential to many ecosystems, and basically, cooler than cool! They range in size from the tiny leaf chameleon to the massive and intimidating apex predator known as the komodo dragon. Today is their day!!! P.S. I beg your pardon, but […]
Leopard with an Impala kill in Maasai Mara
We were captivated by the sight of this Leopard with the Impala kill and we took our time to soak in the experience. When we circled for a different view, we noticed the huge size of the Impala. The immense strength of this Leopard to have hauled this huge Impala up this tall tree was […]
The little parking lot paradise
In between the human and vehicular noises, the traffic that is our modern world, a precious miracle…. the town where we live has created a space where cars, people, birds and butterflies mingle and thrive. a metaphor for much needed coexistence.
Steppe Eagles – Abha
Whilst in Abha in April, Phil Roberts and I came across a number of Steppe Eagles that have presumably wintered in the area. These birds will soon be moving back to their breeding areas and are quite late stayers. Steppe Eagle is a common migrant and winter visitor to the south-west, northern Hejaz and Central […]
Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly
My favorite detail is the ringed antennae, alternately black and white. Pretty! Also note that it has a small thin “tail” on each hindwing; when perched the butterfly typically moves its hind wings and the tails move up and down. The butterfly also sports three orange dots on the lower surface of the hindwing. Eastern […]
African Wildcat – Abha area
Whilst out spotlighting in the Abha area recently I came across an African (Arabian) Wildcat where it was seen hunting high up in an area of large boulders. The subspecies of African Wildcat that occurs in Arabia isFelis lybica tristrami distributed from Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan to northern Saudi Arabia. They occur in the northwest […]