There are four different species of vultures breeding on the Iberian peninsula and probably the Lammergeier is the most impressive of them all. It’s also one of the birds on most raptor enthusiast’s wish list and not always an easy bird to see at close range. Like many people until I saw one at a […]
Costa Rica Photo Journal by Don Getty – Part 3 of 3
On Day 7 we were off to Arenal Observation Lodge, but stopped along the way at Las Iguanas restaurant for lunch and photographing Iguanas – both were quite good. The restaurant is along a river where the Iguanas congregate in the trees along the river banks and often come onto the restaurant property, just outside […]
Migration across to Europe
It’s quite a long photo post this week and please scroll down and enjoy the views we’ve been having. I’ve been quite busy and wanted to write up more but I was out in the field most days and had lots of emails and other office work to do. Black-eared Wheatears continued to show up […]
Corbatita dominĂ³ (Rusty-collared Seedeater)
Afortunadamente todavĂa los podemos disfrutar a estos Corbatitas en la desembocadura del Arroyo ApepĂº en cercanĂas del nuevo Puerto de Posadas, hasta cuando no se porque nos encontramos con caminos abiertos en este lugar, se realizĂ³ movimiento de suelo para entoscar estos caminos, hay algunos que llegan hasta el agua y realmente desconozco que estarĂ¡n […]
Mirror-mirror…
Papilio machaon – Papilionidae – The Old world Swallowtail In copula: This position is called “in wheel” when it comes to dragonflies but for anything alse, butterflies included it is simple copulation or mating! Anyway aren’t they magnificent?! Miroir de Machaons – On appelle la copulation de la libellule un “cœur copulatoire”….. expression très raffinée, […]
Mangrove Skipper, Phocides pigmalion.
The Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion) is a member of the Spread Wing Skippers of the Hesperidae family of butterflies. Found in the Mangrove forests of Florida, this large (48-70mm wingspan) skipper is a strong flyer and is often seen perching upside down with spread wings. The iridescent blue markings are beautiful and, along with it’s […]
Flamingo’s in Holland
Last week I had a day off and take the time to get a nice picture of some wild Flamingo’s here in the Netherlands. They are are for a few weeks allready but I had no time to go there. So I started early that morning, it’s a 1.5 hr ride, because I wanted to […]