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 […]
Acapulco Birds
I spent last week in Acapulco, Mexico. I wasn’t there for birding. I was there with a small group of people that were working in an orphanage. I barely went anywhere outside the orphanage, but I did walk the streets nearby in the mornings, and once in the afternoon, just to see what I might […]
Great Black Wasp
Great black wasps are big — up to almost an inch and a half long — and dramatically black with blue iridescence on the wings. I saw a few of them on summersweet (Cethra alnifolia) and milkweed bushes in Brooklyn Bridge Park this week. Adult great black wasps eat flower nectar and are important pollinators. […]
In Search of a Dwarf from Baler to Polillo
My search for the PHILIPPINE DWARF-KINGFISHER started in May 2009 in Baler, Quezon when a group of 400mm wild bird photograhers joined a photography contest sponsored by Senator Edgardo Angara and Quezon Governor Bellaflor Angara. Prof. Agerico De Villa of Wild Bird Club of the Philippines shepherded the group who went to the Diteki Watershed […]
Picaflor esmeralda (Versicolored emerald) Amazilia versicolor
Esta quizás sea la especie de Picaflor mas abundante en el Jardín de los picaflores, quiero aclarar en primer lugar que lo que opiné al principio, lo hice en base a nuestra corta experiencia en dicho lugar porque solo hemos ido en dos oportunidades, pero teniendo en cuenta lo que vimos, creo estar en lo […]
Espinero grande (Greater thornbird) Phacellodomus ruber
Momentos como el que voy a mostrar ahora no ocurren muy de seguido, estas fotos son del día 07 de Junio y fueron tomadas en la reserva del Arroyo Itá; ya había mostrado un os días atrás a un Espinero que pude fotografiar posado en el Tártago, pero como permanecí en el lugar y luego […]
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge by Don Getty
Whether you are an avid birder, or an obsessed nature photographer as I am, the Bird River Migratory Bird Refuge can be a wonderful location to observe and photograph a wide variety of birds. Over the years I have photographed at the Refuge many times. My most recent visit was in April 2013 and all […]
Ebony Jewelwing
The Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) is doubtless the most easily identified damselfly in the Eastern U.S.. It’s large size (1 3/4 inches) and distinctive black wings make it easy to spot and observe. The abdomen of the male is a brilliant metallic green, but often (as in these photos) appears blue. Females are duller and […]