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. Voting will […]
Garza bruja (Black crowned night heron) Nycticorax nycticorax
Luego de observar estas dos fotografías no van a tardar mucho en encontrar al culpable de no haberme podido acercar un poco mas a la garza para mejorar las tomas. El quiere ser el centro de atención y por tal motivo no deja a nadie tranquilo; como es habitual también en esta oportunidad el Benteveo […]
A Bestiary: Songbirds ~ Nashville Warbler
A new addition to my ‘A Bestiary: Tales from a Wildlife Garden’ is up over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardensfeaturing the nimble Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla. You can learn more about this warbler by clicking on the link above.
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 17 Aug 2013
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to Walter Baliero for his outstanding image “Chuncho (Glaucidium nanum)”. Second Prize is awarded to Scott Helfrich for “Mother and Child” and Third Prize goes to Lori Huff for “Nursing Cubs” (see images below). […]
Giant Swallowtail
Newly emerged Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) drying it’s wings. Hosted by our tangelo tree in Punta Gorda, Florida.
Doi Inthanon
My trip to Thailand has been spent mostly with the family, which together with adverse rainy-season weather has left little time for photography. However I did get the family together for a quick day trip to Doi Inthanon, and the weather cooperated nicely. I had a quick look at Checkpoint 2, where a group of […]
Thermals and more…
Migration: Black Kites are the first raptor to migrate and cross The Strait of Gibraltar. The skies will continue to be filled with them slowly moving down towards Tarifa and if the wind is too strong for them to cross to Morocco there will be a huge build up as more and more arrive in […]
Hope for the Red-knobbed Curassow
The Red-knobbed Curassow is an endangered species from Brazil. Once inhabiting the Atlantic Forest, it is very hard to find nowadays. Its population is decreasing due to hunting and deforestation. Some of them can still be found in the preservation units of Espirito Santo. Leonardo Merçon found a whole group of Red-knobbed Curassows nearby the […]