Tarde productiva hoy no por la cantidad de especies registradas sinó por la calidad de los registros obtenidos con Luis Lugo en los pastizales aledaños al Arroyo Garupá sobre la Ruta Provincial 204. Salvo con el Pijuí frente gris que es el mas frecuente de escuchar, el resto de los integrantes de esta familia me […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 09 Dec 2017
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Antonis Tsaknakis wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Puffin with Lunch”. Paamul Jack is awarded Second Prize for his outstanding image “Great Blue Heron”. Third Prize goes to Noushka Wildlife for her inspiring photo “Pin-tailed Sandgrouse”. See detailed results below: (click on […]
Carpintero real (Green-barred Woodpecker) Colaptes melanochloros
Aprovechando que tenía estas fotografías obtenidas recientemente y que pasaron mas de tres años sin que yo publique fotos mías del Carpintero real comarto hoy estas imágenes que pude obtener durante la mañana del 17 de Noviembre pasado en la Reserva del Arroyo Itá donde pude ser teestigo de un momento interesante compartido con dos […]
Returning Pied Kingfisher and White-throated Kingfisher – Jubail
Whilst birding the Jubail area recently I came across a female Pied Kingfisher. This species is now becoming an uncommon winter visitor to the Jubail area with birds seen every winter for the last four years. The weather was very poor with overcast conditions so the photo is not the best but they are always […]
Super Whoopers
At the end of last month I visited the Pilling and Cockerham area of Lancashire. This area is visited in the winter months by large flocks of pink footed geese and whooper swans. There are rich pickings to be had in the fields with left over remains of potato and other vegetable crops. This winter […]
Serengeti hooves
The annual migration of wildebeest and other grazing herbivores across the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem is one of the greatest spectacles in the natural world. The Serengeti is well known for its vast herds of wildebeest and zebra which migrate in a clockwise route from Ndutu in the south around February and March up along the western […]
Tigers sun bathing in Tadoba
As my safari vehicle drove into Tadoba National Park for one last time on this trip, I couldn’t help but replay in my mind, all the fantastic sightings that Matt and I had been blessed with, over the days that we had been here. Matt’s first Tiger sighting happened in the Junone buffer zone. We […]
Winter visitors – Jubail
Whilst birding Jubail recently I have come across a number of winter visitors to the region. Common Kestrel is an uncommon passage migrant but numbers build up in the winter months when they can be seen in various locations. Isabelline Wheatear numbers also increase as winter wears on and they can be seen along the […]