Earlier this month I visited a protected area north of Kuwait City and Mutla Ridge and was pleasantly surprised by the numbers of Spring migrants in and around the Acacia Trees as well as the indigenous plants with yellow flowers spread out across the desert. There were 5 species of Wheatear, but the most prevalent […]
Saunders’s Gull (Chroicocephalus saundersi)
Yesterday morning I visited Daijyugarami for the first time this year. A little early for the rarer migrant waders, but there were plenty of Grey Plover, Red-necked Stint, Dunlin, Kentish Plover and Greater Sand Plover. There were also quite a few Black-faced Spoonbill slowly coming into breeding plumage, along with a sprinkling of Far Easter […]
Brand new antlers!
Capreolus capreolus – Cervidae – Capreolinae – European roe deer: a few photos after long waits in the hide in vain. This is a male moulting into his summer coat and his antlers have just lost the winter velvet. Deers are related to goats, hence the latin name capreolus; one can notice that the antlers […]
Yellow-throated Vireo
I came home early today to watch my daughter while my wife is out of town. It’s a nice day outside so I opened up the front door and turned on a fan to get some air blowing in my home. After I began working, I heard a bird I hadn’t heard in a while–it […]
Zorzal sabiá (Pale-breasted Thrush)
Hoy volví a fotografiar a un Zorzal sabiá en el patio de mi casa, hacía rato que no los veía posados en el árbol del fondo y casualmente hoy luego de que dejó de llover a la tarde aparecieron varias especies de pájaros a comer las bananas del comedero, entre Calandrias, Benteveos y Celestinos tenía […]
Jote cabeza amarilla (Lesser yellow-headed Vulture)
Mientras recorríamos la presa secundaria de Yacyretá impactaba ver la gran cantidad de Jotes que estaban sobrevolando el lugar y lo cerca nuestro que pasaban cuando sobrevolaban el camino, creo que esta fue la primera vez que pudimos fotografiar a las 3 especies juntas de estas aves, comienzo con una serie de fotos del Jote […]
Goodness knows
Kindergarteners swarmed around the khaki-clad naturalist, squealing with excitement, shouting out questions and jockeying for a better view.The adult volunteers on this field trip were a tougher audience. “I’m glad they’re having fun but I don’t see why anyone should care about some bug,” one 30-something mom confided to another, adding, “What good is it, […]