A one hour old African Elephant calf discovers the life-giving nourishment of water for the first time in his very short life – Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. Nikon D3s. Nikon 200-400 mm. ISO 800. f4 @ 1/500 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allenwww.photosafari-africa.net With Little Makololo Camp
Best Photo of the Week Competition 16 Mar 2013
During the last two weeks our authors and photographers have posted some outstanding articles packed with top-ranking wildlife images. Our competition is called “Best Photo of the Week”. Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select the three images you like best of all and vote for them at the […]
Bonelli’s Eagle (Aquila fasciata)
The Bonelli’s Eagle (Aquila fasciata) is one of my favourite raptors and I recently had the opportunity of watching and photographing of this lovely adult male. At this time of the year in Andalucia females are incubating eggs and males play their part by bringing food to their mates as she waitspatiently for the chicks […]
Whooper Swan
Lake Eola also has several Whooper Swans. These swans are native to Europe, but here they are in Orlando, FL. They resemble Trumpeter and Tundra Swans to me, but with much more yellow on the bill. These birds can way over 25 pounds, making them one of the world’s heaviest flying birds.
Best Photo of the Week Ended 09 Mar 2013
We are delighted to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. Frank Comisar wins First Prize for his outstanding photo “Great horned owl and owlets”. Ron McCombe wins Second Prize with “Golden Eagles on the move” and Raj Dhage wins Third Prize with “Reflection of a Kingfisher”. The voting […]
Black-necked Swan
Lake Eola in Orlando contains several exotic species of waterfowl, but I’d never gone there to see them . I had to drive near there today, and wasn’t sure what to expect, but I thought I’d see what I could find. I was surprised to find a Black-necked Swan, a swan that is native to […]
Slowly but surely
Spring is moving on and so does the birding in the area. At the IBRCE ringing station, numbers are stillmoderate but nevertheless some nice species are being caught (see Markus write up below) and there are growing numbers of Sylvia’s ticking throughout and new arrivals like Red-necked Phalaropes, Marsh Sandpipers, Greater Sand Plovers and more […]