An early morning trip to Jubail was rewarded with the sighting of five different Citrine Wagtails in various different places. They varied in plumage from washed out to full adult males in breeding plumage but the bird I managed to photograph was somewhere in between. Citrine Wagtail is a regular though local winter visitor to […]
Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
Ett gäng sidensvansar var på ett fält och verkade jaga insekter och satte sig på stolparna för att spana.
Beaulieu Road Station and Pennington Marsh
I had worked a long week despite the Bank Holiday and so on Friday 1st April I finished at 14:00 and headed to Beaulieu Road Station for a walk. I parked at Shatterford and walked south, along Bishop’s Dyke and back via Denny Wood. Stonechat numbers seemed to be up, with 12 birds seen, returning […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 16 Apr 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. […]
Bronzed Cowbird at Newton Park, 3/17/2016
On March 16, three Bronzed Cowbirds were reported at Newton Park by Lake Apopka in Orange County. I drove out there early the next morning to see if I could find them. They were still there and very cooperative. There are two bridges right near the parking area, and the birds seemed to like the […]
Last remaining Western Cattle Egrets – Dhahran Hills
The number of Western Cattle Egrets around the camp seems to dropping from a high point of over 100 birds with many of the birds coming into full breeding plumages. Good views can still be had of the birds as they feed along the roadside grass verges finding insects in the soft ground after the […]
Mosqueta cabeza canela (Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher) Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps
Una mosqueta fácil de observar, siempre y cuando se la busque en su hábitat prefiriendo casi siempre tacuarales. Siempre con paciencia y tiempo es posible lograr resultados como el de las fotografías que ilustran esta entrada. Cerro Corá-Misiones / Argentina… 06-09-2015