On April 25, I returned to Maitland Community Park. One of my friends had seen a male Blackburnian Warbler there the day before. I did not find that bird, but I did see 8 species of warblers, which is pretty good for this Spring. There were a couple species that let me get fairly decent […]
A Lost Opportunity At Hammonasset
For a handful of days after mid April 2017 Hammonasset Beach State Park was host to a rare species of bird for its time and place. The Killdeer above (image 1) was photographed at Hammonasset Beach State Park in April 2017. A conscientious effort on my part to avoid bad […]
Halcón plomizo (Aplomado falcon) Falco femoralis
De la última oportunidad que visitamos el Portal Cambyretá del Parque Nacional Iberá me volví a Posadas con estas lindas fotografías de dos de estos bonitos halcones que recibían los primeros rayos del sol perchando en los postes del costado del camino. Cambyretá es uno de los lugares que mas me gustan para fotografiar aves […]
African Grey Hornbill at the bottom of the Raydah Escarpment – Abha
Whilst birding the bottom of the Raydah Escarpment in late March I saw up to ten African Grey Hornbills Tockus nasutus. This is a very high number as normally only one or two birds are seen. All birds appeared to be in pairs with loud calling being seen and heard from some birds on a […]
Eurasian wryneck
This migratory bird, first recorded in 1585, spends the winter in tropical Africa and nests in hollow trees or in walls, feeds on ants and their larvae but also on different insects and berries. One of the smallest Picidae species it is about 17cm (6.7in) in length. When excited it uses its neck in snake-wise […]
Whitethroat
A couple more from Sundays trip to Suffolk
Conservation ecologists know no boundaries
Sorry for the recent slow rate of new posts. I am very busy with fieldwork and have little time to blog. Anyway, in recent days we worked both in Alentejo and in an adjacent section of Extremadura, near Olivenza. It is interesting to witness conservation issues in different colours and flavours. I can’t wait to […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 29 Apr 2017
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Kath Aggiss wins First Prize for her brilliant capture “Yipeeee!”. Kerry Singleton is awarded Second Prize for her outstanding image “Long Tailed Weasel”. Third Prize goes to Bob Shepardson with “Right Cross”. See detailed results below: (click on thumbnails for full scale […]