A pair of Redbilled Oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) hang on tight as their ride moves deeper into the bush. Okavango Delta, Botswana with Gomoti Camp and Wilderness Safaris.
Birding along the roadside – Bani Saad
Recently I was in Bani Saad and stopped along the roadside at a nice looking area of market garden fields with crops. This area had once held Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak where birds were seen sitting on a roof in Bani Saad but unfortunately I have never seen them in the built up areas. I did […]
Another Harns Marsh Preserve Fail
Having missed the Everglade Snail Kite at Harns Marsh Preserve last week, I was compelled to make a follow up trip on 26 July to attempt to observe the species. I was much more observant to find Apple Snail eggs as well. The clutch of eggs above I questimate to contain 500, well within the […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 06 Aug 2016
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and browse through the slideshow. Then select the three images you like best of all and click the VOTE button at the bottom of the page. […]
Looking for Arabian Waxbill in Wadi Waj – Taif
Phil and I went to Wadi Waj, a site near the center of Taif. This site is a wastewater runoff stream that permanently flows and has good growth of reeds and sedges nearby. It is a place where Waxbill has been seen and where we saw two last summer. We went on the hope of […]
Mosqueta ojo dorado (Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant) Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
La Mosqueta ojo dorado siempre está presente en la desembocadura del Arroyo Apepú en el Paraje Nemesio Parma de la Ciudad de Posadas, siempre y cuando la obra que se está realizando en el lugar preserve algo del ambiente que necesita esta especie para prosperar, a nosotros cada vez se nos complica ingresar al mismo […]
You Lookin’ at Me?
A young male Lion (Panthera leo) strides across the Serengeti plain to an intensely interested audience of many. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania with Sametu Camp.
Alaska – 12th June (Day 16)
The morning started rather foggy and dreary, a big change from the amazingly warm weather we had been experiencing (up to 21c yesterday) and much more akin to the weather we were expecting. However, fairly quickly the fog cleared and the morning morning was gloriously sunny although rain set-in in the afternoon. We spent the […]