‘A Bestiary . . . Tales from a Wildlife Garden’ continues with songbirds, featuring warblers that visit and breed here at Flower Hill Farm. The Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata is in the spotlight this month. You can see additional photos and learn more about this uniquely marked warbler over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens.
Me quedo por acá a pasar el invierno
Desde tiempos remotos son conocidos los movimientos de las aves, desde las Sagradas Escrituras, y desde los 3000 a.c. el hombre utilizaba la orientación de las Palomas mensajeras, existiendo monedas Mesopotámicas que ilustran esto desde el 4500 a.c. Fue Aristóteles el primero en afirmar que el movimiento de las aves era incentivado por el invierno […]
More Japanese Reed Buntings
I had planned a longer photography trip this weekend, specifically to look for Pleske’s Grasshopper Warbler, however the typhoon that was supposed to pass across from the Japan Sea to the Pacific Ocean promptly decided to turn itself into a depression and sit just off the western coast of Kyushu! After a bit of procrastination, […]
The bug knows where to HIDE! – Indian Roller
Here a bug is seen hiding below the beak of the Indian Roller, which normally feeds on insects and other small creatures, hence making me title the post ‘the bug knows where to HIDE!’ 🙂
Flower Hill Farm Spring Butterflies ~ Part Two
Spring precipitates into summer and we can easily recognize the longest day of the year by how we measure time in our hurried lives. Spring or Summer Azure Celastrina ladon, Form violacea (and others)is another matter . . . as the butterflies are difficult to identify. The more experienced butterfly watchers of the invaluableMassachusetts Butterfly […]
Canta el Carpinterito
Días atrás mientras esperaba que se haga el horario para entrar al colegio pude disfrutar del canto de este Carpinterito posado en el cable que cruza por la vereda del frente, díganme si no es preferible escuchar esto antes que la voz del jefe =). Para evitar inconvenientes no voy a decir a que jefa […]
Common bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaPasseriformes Fringillidae This species is uncommon in my area. It was one my many challenges to photograph this beauty, although the male is much more colourful than the female. I had heard about a pair coming to a friend’s garden early in the morning. So I set my hide tent at 7H30 and lo […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 29 Jun 2013
During the last two weeks our members have again entered some outstanding top-ranking wildlife images for our “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 […]