We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. Jose Garcia Allievi wins First Prize for his outstanding image “Ruby on Purpurea”. Scott Simmons wins Second Prize with “Swallow-tailed Kite in Florida” and Nancy Ellwood wins Third Prize with “Crested Caracara in South Texas”. The voting for […]
Saira dorada (Guira Tanager)
Sigo hoy con mas fotografías obtenidas el día 11 de Mayo ( la última vez que fuimos ) al monte de la desembocadura del Arroyo Garupá, ahora le toca el turno al macho de la saira dorada ya que unos días atrás les mostré fotos de la hembra, en este caso y al igual que […]
Cicadas !
I walked through a large swarm of cicadas today in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York. Everywhere I looked, cicadas were flying from perch to perch in the trees. Plants were covered with them, or with their empty skins. Their whirring chirping songs were as loud as New York City traffic on Broadway at rush […]
Sommarfåglar
Ett namn som är fritt översatt från danskan men som känns härligt istället för fjärilar. Här lite fjärilar som jag fångat på sensorn idag efter att ha kollat upp nattskärrorna som fortfarande ligger på ägg och ruvar.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron on Wekiva River
This afternoon after work I took a kayak down the Wekiva River for about an hour to see what I could find for my June Challenge (finding as many birds as you can in one county during the month of June). It was really fun to find a Yellow-crowned Night Heron nest. I saw one […]
Japanese Reed Bunting | Emberiza yessoensis
Yesterday I visited the Aso-Kuju area in central Kyushu. Specifically I wanted to see Japanese Reed Bunting (aka Ochre-rumped Bunting), but also other summer birds of higher altitudes. Although this was the middle of rainy season, the forecast seemed promising so I arrived at dawn. Soon after starting off a trail famous for having my […]
Snowy Sheathbill in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province
Is this the Eastern Cape? Take me home, please …! If there’s anything more stressful or tedious than a domestic flight, generally, then it has to be a domestic flight to the Eastern Cape, specifically. The hour’s flying time has unwary visitors buffeting in the 20 knot ‘onshore breeze’ well before most succeed in wrestling […]
WIN the Best Photo of the Week Competition 29 Jun 2013
By popular request it has been decided to open up the “Best Photo of the Week” competition to all birding and wildlife enthusiasts worldwide. All wildlife photographers posting their photos on Facebook, Flickr or other websites are now welcome to take part in the weekly competition. Voting starts on Saturday 29th June 2013, so don’t […]