This is my first post and I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce the UK Wild Boar Trust…. We are made up of volunteers and wildlife conservationists with many years’ experience researching and monitoring wild boar around the UK. Our aim is to enhance the understanding of this animal, with an aim to educate […]
Puffins at Petit Manan Light on a foggy day
The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula artica) is undoubtedly the most popular bird for Maine visitors – birders and non-birders alike. It breeds in colonies on coastal islands off Maine and Atlantic Canada. The Petit Manan Lighthouse island is a part of the Maine Coastal Island National Wildlife Refuge, and hosts a healthy colony of nesting Puffins. […]
Chuncho (Glaucidium nanum) (Austral pigmy owl)
Nikon D800 Nikkor 500 + TC 1.4 Tripod No flash ISO 4000 1/3200 f/9 Very difficult specie to photograph on fly, even more landing on a perch. The “chuncho” (Austral pigmy owl) is one of the smallest owls in the whole world – about 20 cm. tall – lives in Chile up to 2.000 m.a.s.l. […]
End of an Era
So the project I’ve worked on since 2007 (minus 1.5 seasons, sure) is all over. ALL OVER. How the hell am I supposed to deal with this, huh? The Golden-cheeked warblers (and black-capped vireos) are my buddies! It all feels empty and weird. So weird! So empty! Gahh! I’m gonna go squat like a hobo […]
Saira arcoiris (Green-headed tanager) Tangara seledon
Esta Saira arcoiris la fotografió Willy en Puerto Iguazú durante su visita al Jardín de los picaflores; que mas se puede decir acerca del despliegue de colores deeste espléndido pájaro ?? ; absolutamente nada !!! Disfruten de esta imagen.!!!
Royal Tern
Royal Terns may be our most common tern. I always enjoy watching them fish, plunging into the water in search of prey. I love photographing them along coastal beaches. They are one of our largest terns, second only to Caspian Terns, but their long orange bills and pale under the wings.
Dhole – Indian Wild Dog
The Dhole, also know as the Indian Wild Dog is one of the most successful hunters from the Indian Forests. They have been placed under the ‘endangered’ category by IUCN due to loss of habitat and possible transfer of diseases from domestic and ferral dogs. They are highly social animals, and hunt in packs, often […]
Three-lined Potato Beetles, Lema daturaphila
The Urban Wildlife Guide just hit 100,000 pageviews. I’m taking the day off to bask in the glow…