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 […]
Fiofío Silbón (White-crested Elaenia) Elaenia albiceps
Vamos a reactivar un poco la carga de especies y de archibos que se obtuvieron durante las pasadas vacaciones de verano por los integrantes del grupo porque ya está finalizando el año 20017 y se me van a juntar las especies con las que se puedan obtener durante este verano. Hoy les presento al Fiofío […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 09 Dec 2017
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and browse through the slideshow. Then select the three images you like best of all and click the VOTE button at the bottom of the page. After […]
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters – Jubail
This autumn there have been large numbers of Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters passing over Jubail as well as many other areas of the Eastern Province. The species is a common passage migrant through the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia with good numbers of birds passing in the spring as well as the autumn. Numbers are commoner in […]
Bailarín naranja (Band-tailed manakin) Pipra fasciicauda
Durante el pasado mes de Julio Luis viajó al Brasil unos días, estuvo en el estado de Mato grosso (Pantanal Norte) y en la primer etapa de su viaje se instaló en la Ciudad de Cuiabá. Allí pudo conocer el Parque nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães, este parque se localiza en el municipio de Chapada […]
Serengeti raptors
Mid-September in the Serengeti is early spring. This is too early for most of the raptor migrants, so we saw mainly residents. Migrants such as Steppe Eagles had not yet arrived. The raptors in the Serengeti at this time of the year were Tawny and Bateleur Eagles, Martial Eagles, Long Crested Eagles, an array of […]
Mondo Ponds Nature Preserve Trail
Mondo Ponds Nature Preserve is located in Milford, Connecticut only minutes from I-95 and dozens of other highly valued birding venues. Images presented in this blog article were capture on a pair of visits made to the trail, one in late October and one in late November. While the preserve constitutes nearly 36 acres, I […]
Suckling Zebra calf, Spur Fowl, Bustard, Lion and more at Amboseli
While the Zebra calf suckling its mother, that we sighted at the Amboseli National Parkwas the highlight of this post, this safari had other wonderful photography moments that we cherished. One such moment was when we spotted the Yellow-throated Spurfowl. With its gorgeous banded eyes and yellow throat, it made for a beautiful capture. The […]