A second late summer visit to the Everglades Agricultural Area was rewarding for a handful of species photographed this week. An early departure from Fort Myers with Bird Patrol volunteer Tom Obrock allowed a near sunrise arrival at the sod fields on Hatton Road just south of FL SR 80 that had been noted to […]
Cardinals Doing Fine
Northern cardinals nest in the garden behind my condo every year; it’s a good spot for them with trees, water, and food. They stop by my porchoccasionally and I give them snacks of raisins and peanuts. For the past few days the female pictured above has been going out of her way to make sure […]
Egyptian Nightjars still around in good numbers – Jubail
The Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius is an uncommon bird in Arabia although since 2006 additional birds have been located in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia near Jubail in August with the highest count being ten birds together on 22 August 2008. Birds have been seen every year in August near Jubail since 2006 with […]
International Primate Day
To you with whom we share so much DNA, We wish you a safe international primate day!
Baby Sloth
I am slow. For me, There Is no other Way to go. I will get there Anyway, What is the rush I have all day. I am a baby sloth, And I have Much love to Give, So humans, please Find the patience, to simply let me live.
Bailarín blanco (White-bearded Manakin) Manacus manacus
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 […]