It’s 6 January 2016…early in the morning. The sun has just risen, and we spent its rising with a lioness close to the Rooiputs waterhole in the Kalahari desert, more specifically, the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park that straddles the borders of South Africa and Botswana. South Africa is experiencing a heat wave of sweaty proportions – […]
Early Migration At The Everglades Ag Area
spectacular destination for the observation of migrating shorebirds is within the Everglades Agricultural Area adjacent to Belle Glade, Florida. The Everglades agricultural fields encompass about 700,000 acres which are predominately planted with sugarcane. Preceding crop rotation the fields are flooded to control pests, with rice typically grown offering a conditioning of the soil as a […]
Loro barranquero (Burrowing Parakeet) Cyanoliseus patagonus
También conocido como Barranquero, Loro vallisto, Maracaná patagón, o Tricau, el Loro barranquero es un psittacido de gran tamaño, alcanza los 40 a 52 centímetros de longitud. A su vez, una de sus subespecies (Cyanoliseus patagonus bloxami) es conocida como loro tricahue o tricagüe. Nidifica solamente en Argentina y Chile; migrando en invierno ocasionalmente al […]
Lechuzón orejudo (Striped Owl) Pseudoscops clamator
Comparto hoy otra serie de imágenes de la pareja de Lechuzones que pudimos fotografiar el 25 de Junio pasado entre amigos acá nomás bastante cerca de mi casa. En las fotografías no serán evidentes las diferencias de tamaño entre los dos lechuzones pero el de la primera foto de la entrada era el que se […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 06 Aug 2016
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Sahasrangshu Choudhury wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “International Tiger Day”. Rita Caluori wins Second Prize for her outstanding composition “Love”. Third Prize goes to Alan Jonker for his excellent photo entitled “Charging Elephant”. See detailed results below: (click on thumbnails […]
Arabian Waxbill in Wadi Thee Gazelle – Taif
The Arabian Waxbill is an endemic species of Arabia and occurs in the south and west of the country where it is one of the most difficult endemics to see. Phil Roberts and I managed to see up to ten birds in a wadi in Wadi Thee Gazelle, where the birds were initially seen on […]
Alaska – 13th June (Day 17)
It was our final mornings birding in Barrow and indeed in Alaska as this was the final day of the trip. We decided to head out to the point to get some final views of Polar Bear. As we drove along the coast road the male Snowy Owl from yesterday was perched close to the […]