The weather forecast was predicting rain for most of the day but with yesterdays reports of Pallid Harrier in New Holkham I was compelled to take the old fella up the A11 in search of his first Pallid Harrier and the bird he had made his main target for 2017. We arrived at first light […]
The Essence of the Beast
We are, by nature, story-tellers. I don’t care what your chosen medium of expression is – a good chunk of people alive today want to tell their story in their own way. This is also true of wildlife photographers. But what makes for better wildlife story-telling? I often conduct workshops to inspire other wildlife photographers […]
Thankfully Pileated Woodpeckers Aren’t Extinct
I remember a few years ago there were reports of a possible sighting of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker which was thought to have been extinct. It must be quite a sight to see a 20″ long woodpecker with a 30″ wingspan. We don’t have any Woodpeckers quite that large in Connecticut but we do have the […]
Durmilí (Chaco Puffbird) Nystalus maculatus
Aprovechando de que Luis me pasó hoy las fotos de su viaje al Pantanal iré publicando dentro de lo que me permita mi tiempo libre los registros fotográficos que pudo obtener durante los días que estuvo en la localidad de Bonito / Mato Grosso do Sul. Son casi 16 GB. de fotografías así que trataré […]
Masked Shrike – Sarrar
Whilst birding the Sarrar area at then end of February I found a smart Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus. The bird appeared to be a freshly arrived migrant as there had been a big fall of passerines in the area and it allowed close approach even when on foot, although the timing suggests it may have […]
Picaflor vientre negro (Black-throated Mango) Anthracothorax nigricollis
De la última sesión de fotos obtenidas en el patio de mi casa durante la calurosa tarde del 23 de Febrero pasado elegí estas dos tomas de un macho de picaflor vientre negro para compartirlas en el blog. Para el que le guste experimentar les transcribo los datos exif de las tomas, todas fueron con […]
Glossy Ibis at Ely
First stop this morning was Kiln Lane Ely where we parked up and walked down the lane a few hundred yards to view the flooded fields. The first walk along the footpath failed to locate the Ibis that’s chosen to over winter in Cambridgeshire. As I walked back the Jims called to say the target […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 04 Mar 2017
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Sherry Shepardson wins First Prize for her brilliant capture “Kalahari Adonis”. Bob Shepardson is awarded Second Prize for his outstanding image “What Are You Doing Here?”. Third Prize goes to Walter Nussbaumer with “Long Eared Owl”. See detailed results below: (click on […]