For most of the month of April spring migration was moving along gradually as swallows, phoebes, and early warblers started to arrive. While others like Dark-eyed Juncos began heading north. Saturday was a sunny day so I got an early start by checking the area surrounding our local reservoir. The […]
Pennington Marsh – 30th April and 2nd May
May Bank Holiday weekend and not much planned, apart from a family event on Sunday so Saturday and Monday were free, fantastic! Sarah needed some home time so I used the mornings of Saturday and Monday for some birding although I was aware that I needed to not push my luck and stay out too […]
Frozen Worlds
A Polar Bear (Ursus maritimas) proclaims his dominance above the frozen world around him. Somewhere above the Arctic Circle. With Journeys Unforgettable Photographic Safaris.
Arabian Green Bee-eater
The Arabian Green Bee-eater is usually treated as conspecific with M. viridissimus and M. orientalis, but differs from both in its very short stub-ended central tail feathers; bright blue forehead, supercilium and throat, and bluer lower belly; broader, smudgier black breast-bar; marginally larger size and clearly longer tail (minus the tail extensions) than the other […]
Urraca común (Plush-crested Jay) Cyanocorax chrysops
Ya casi transcurrieron dos años sin publicar fotos de la Urraca en el blog y aprovechando que en nuestra sesión de fotos desde el hide en Ombú en el mes de Octubre del 2015 hay algunos retratos de ella aprovecho el día de hoy para compartir estas fotos mías y de Javier. […]
Fort De Soto Park Spring Migration: Pt I
A trek to Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County is especially rewarding during migration season. Fort De Soto is a magnet for birds. In fact there have been 337 species sighted at the park and reported to eBird as of this writing. Ron Smith has noted that a Western Grebe was observed and photographed […]
Bulgaria Trip – 23rd April (Day 2)
We awoke to the sound of a Black Redstart singing from the tiled roofs outside our room, we quickly freshened up and were drinking shots of expresso by 06:15. Minko arrived at 06:30 and we were off. Driving along the wooded gorge we passed through the still sleeping town of Devonish and climbed the slopes […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 30 Apr 2016
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Darren Clough wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Darren”. Rita Caluori wins Second Prize for her outstanding composition “Tiger Frog”. Third Prize goes to Paamul Jack for his excellent photo entitled “Flag-footed Bug (Anisoscelis Affinis)”. See detailed results below: (click on […]