It was a pretty good morning at Mead Gardens. The biggest highlight of the morning was seeing a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, but it spent most of its time hidden, and photos were pretty much impossible. We had 11 species of warbler, though: Ovenbird, Worm-eating Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Cape May Warbler, Northern Parula, […]
Life is a safari vehicle. You just never know!
Late April, early May heralds the start of the impala rutting season in Southern Africa. Males evaluate each other, openly; establish a pecking order; settle disputes with fluid strength and in need, make their point at horn’s-end. To the victor a harem of willing ladies…. Late April, early May also ushers in mostly cooler weather, […]
Bevingad
Det har kommit fram lite fjärilar de sista dagarna här är Sorgmantel en fjäril som trivs på gamla skogsvägar. Sorgmantel: Kamerahus: NIKON D800, Objektiv: AF 150mm f/2.8G, Inställd: 150mm, Bl: 8 Slutartid:1/250, ISO: 100, Exp-komp: -1.0 Sorgmantel: Kamerahus: NIKON D800, Objektiv: AF 150mm f/2.8G, Inställd: 150mm, Bl: 8 Slutartid:1/125, ISO: 100, Exp-komp: -0.7 Sorgmantel: Kamerahus: […]
Migration non-stop
The season proceeds and with it there are evident changes both in the field and at the ringing station.Today we saidgoodbyefor Arnold and Luc from Holland who has been with us for 4 & 2 weeks each. The “DreamTeam” is never going to be the same again… Also there are many new birds which are […]
Do some people just want to watch the world burn?
Walking on Mull’s moors in early spring was very different to what I am used to in previous years as instead of splashing and squelching my way around the landscapes I was crunching my way through the bone dry, crisp vegetation. There was no sign of the usual dramatic waterfalls powering down around the isle […]
A Smörgåsbord of Motacilla’s
Spring has truly sprung in Kuwait and the the diversity and migrants heading north is amazing and always appreciated, more so because many birds are already sporting their breeding colours. The White Wagtails that were present all winter, have now given way to an array of Yellow Wagtails in a variety of sub-species. In Kuwait […]
Fortsatt gnäll..
Man tycks inte ha rätt utrustning på kamerahuset någon gång, idag kör jag på en väg ser två älgar vid sidan om och vad har jag laddat kameran med jo 600mm*2,0= 1200mm. Med detta skall jag fotografera älgar 10 – 20 m från mig dom blir nervösa så man hinner inte ta bort konvertern, när […]