Hello from the East Coast of Iowa! That’s right, East coast. As in Mississippi River! I spent the weekend shooting Bald Eagles near Le Claire, IA. In winter, this area is one of the best places to photograph Bald Eagles in the lower 48 states. At several locks and dams along the northern portions of […]
An American Bittern at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
I have seen quite a few American Bitterns (Botaurus lentiginosus) over the years but most I didn’t spot until they were startled into flight. That all changed last November when I spotted this bird out in the open at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. The American Bittern is a solitary, secretive, cryptically colored heron that breeds […]
Cooper’s Hawk
The cooper’s hawk is about the size of a crow. Immatures are mottled brown on top with brown-streaked creamy breasts and yellow feet. Adults are slate-gray above with reddish barred light breasts and red eyes. They are found year-round in all but the coldest parts of the lower 48 United States. Birdwatchers call them coopies. […]
Garcita azulada, Striated Heron, Butorides striatus
Esta Garcita azulada juvenil la fotografié en la Reserva Itá el 10 de Enero gracias a Graciela Lopez Torres que me avisó; ya había recorrido varios lugares de la reserva cuando llego a la oficina y Graciela me mostró la foto y me indicó el lugar en el que estaba la garza. Caminé hacia la […]
Garcita blanca, Snowy egret, Egretta thula
Transcurrió mucho tiempo desde la última vez que compartí fotografías de la Garcita blanca en el blog, dese el año 2012 mas precisamente, hoy comparto esta serie de fotografías obtenidas por Willy en Torres / Río grande do Sul / Brasil durante sus vacaciones; allí pudo fotografiarla alimentándose de peces en los charcos dejados luego […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 25 Jan 2014
During the last week our members have again entered some outstanding top-ranking wildlife images for the “Best Photo of the Week” competition. Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select the three images you like best of all and VOTE for them at the bottom of this page (to ensure […]
Signs of hope
The current monitoring work which was designed, is aiming to give some more specific insight about migration along the Arava but also to check target breeding species. Over the last 10 years numbers of Arabian Warblers have dropped dramatically in the Arava and in fact in the last breeding season, I could not locate even […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 18 Jan 2014
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to W. Nussbaumer for his outstanding photo ‘Hummingbird Trio’. Jacobus De Wet wins Second Prize with’Walking on Water’ and Third Prize goes to Silvestr Szabó for ‘Loxodonta africana’ (see images below). Now that the results for this competition have […]