Even while taking a brief drink from the Mara River, this Leopard (Panthera pardus) is ever alert. Mara Triangle, Masai Mara, Kenya With Governors’ Camps
Phillby’s Partridge
Philby’s Partridge Alectoris philbyi is a rare resident of the south-west highlands. The best sites for locating the species are the terrace fields near Tanoumah, the dry scrub covered hillsides on Jebal Souda plateau and the area around Al Baha. They prefer juniper dominated habitats where rocky knolls & clearings occur and ocurs from 1500 […]
Day’s End…
A Western White-Bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi) experiences a welcome quiet break in the never-ending cycle of the great migration. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Birds in the Holy Land – book by Thomas Krumenacker
In this post I want to present a beautiful new book published recently by my dear friend Thomas Krumenacker. This is not a book review (I write book reviews for Dutch Birding); it is rather a celebration of this wonderful creation by my friend. I am too involved in the book, and too close to […]
Batará negro (White shouldered Fire-Eye) Pyriglena leucoptera
Hoy comparto estas fotografÃas y muestro por primera vez en el blog a la hembra del Batará negro, estas fotos las obtuvo Javier el 14 de Mayo pasado en el Paraje Las Quemadas / Tacuaruzú-Misiones. BAstante mas esquiva que el macho y por lo tanto mucho mas difÃcil de fotografiar. En mi caso durante los […]
More Harrier action at Wallasea
Another trip to Wallasea Island at first light this morning. A Male Merlin zipped along the reeds and a female was seen sitting on a fence post too before two Ring-tail Hen Harriers and a Marsh Harrier came out to play. Several Kestrel and a few more flying passes from the Merlins kept me entertained […]
Sanctuary…
A young Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) finds comfort and safety in her mother’s loving embrace. Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda. with Journeys Unforgettable Photographic Safaris
The autumn that doesn’t stop giving
Just as I was about to pack my birding gear up for the winter, news broke of this Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire. After the first positive news came in this morning, I joined Will (who luckily needed it for his Derbyshire list), Dan, Jake and Michael – all five of us crammed into Will’s feisty […]