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 […]
Monk Parakeet
About a week ago I found some Monk Parakeets at an electrical substation near my home. This is one of those birds I thought I’d never see in Seminole Co, but I saw about 15 here a couple weeks ago, and then 25 of them this morning in the same location. I spoke to someone […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Year 2013 Competition
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our “Best Photo of the Year 2013″ Competition. First Prize is awarded to Mike Barth for his outstanding photo ‘Whoops, missed again!’. Kathy Langbridge wins Second Prize with’Kissing Finches’ and Third Prize goes to Howard Cheek for ‘Hang Time (Leopard Frog)’ (see images below). Now that the […]
Christmas Breakfast for Coyote
Suffering from cabin fever, I decided to head out this morning and see what I could see. It was overcast and cold. About 30 minutes after sunrise I stumbled upon this good looking coyote hunting for his Christmas breakfast. Fresh meat is a rare find this time of year and I must not have looked […]
Rödhuvad törnskata
Några bilder från 2007 då jag fotograferade en rödhuvad törnskata (rasen: niloticus ). Detta blev mitt 387:de kryss, den befann sig på en ö ute i den östgötska skärgården, ön heter Missjö. Det var sent i november så den hade svårt att hitta föda men en och annan mask fann den. Fotogarferad med en Sigma […]
Carpintero garganta negra, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Campephilus melanoleucos
Siguiendo con la secuencia de fotografías del Carpintero garganta negra obtenidas en Rincón Ombú chico comparto ahora estas dos imágenes que muestran al macho con una oruga en el pico; por estos partes del país a estas orugas se las conocen con el nombre “Tambú”. Una vez que el macho luego de perforar el tronco […]
Road Kill
Caracaras are birds of prey in the family Falconidae. They are traditionally placed in the subfamily Polyborinae, but are sometimes considered part of their own subfamily, Caracarinae, or members of the true falcon subfamily, Falconinae. Caracaras are principally birds of South and Central America, just reaching the southern United States. Unlike the Falco falcons in […]