We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to Michael Tweddle for his outstanding photo ‘Amazilia Hummingbird’. Bouke Atema wins Second Prize with ‘The Pallid Scops Owl in Kuwait’ and Third Prize goes to Susan Schermer for ‘Burrowing Owls’ (see images below). Now that the results for this […]
Forster’s Tern at Overlook Park
This morning I dropped by Overlook Park. It’s aptly named, since that’s pretty much all you can do there. It’s basically a fishing pier, a parking area, and a few trees, but on either side of the park there are a couple inlets. During the winter months, you can often see Bonaparte’s Gulls and Forster’s […]
Bändelkorsnäbb
En ensam hona har uppehållit sig inne i Jönköping och provianterat i den lärk trol. dagligen (den är inte alltid lätt att hitta). Idag var det snöigt, blåsigt och saknades ljus men det är ju bara att anpassa sig och försöka ställa in kameran så det blir bilder av det.
The mighty Bonelli’s
A mighty raptor, a fearless eagle that can often bring down large prey and also be seen preying on other birds of prey. Shy and sly, an eagle that has the charm to make you fall in love with it, an eagle called the Bonelli’s Eagle.
Peregrine Falcon
I saw this falcon at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, New Jersey, on Christmas day, 2013. I would not have noticed it, but an adult peregrine circled around me. I looked at the ground where the adult had swooped lowest and I saw the young peregrine on the ground. I took […]
Review: Wildlife Forensic Investigation: Principles and Practice
This book provides an in-depth introduction to the rapidly evolving field of wildlife forensics – that is, the application of forensic science to the conservation and protection of non-domesticated animals, both in the wild and in captivity. It chronicles aspects of the history of management, conservation and environmental protection, with an emphasis on their global […]
The European Wildboar
Sus scrofa Artiodactyla – Suidae In the South-West of France where I live, Wildboars reach rarely over 120 kg. In the East of Europe they can weigh up to 160 kg and in Turkey up to 400 kg; the latter are called Attila’s! Sexual maturity is achieved between the 8th and the 12th month of […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 11 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 […]