While I was looking around the waters beside McMillan pier for the dovekie, I came across a female Common Eider, who had caught a crab. I observed and photographed what the eider went through prior to eating the crab. In order to be able to swallow the crab the eider has to remove all its […]
Flight of Freedom…
Some years ago, I used to think that an African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) would make a great pet… that is until I actually saw where they came from. Their roots lie deep within the lush rainforest and that is where they truly deserve to be. As these amazing and colourful birds effortlessly winged their […]
Picaflor de barbijo (Blue-tufted Starthroat)
Tarde de Lunes feriado, día nublado y feo para salir a pasear, me preparo un mate y me siento a practicar un poco con los picaflores, obligatoria la limpieza de abejas de los bebederos para dejarlos libres de estos insectos y las aves puedan acercarse a beber el agua azucarada, el primero en aparecer fue […]
Natuurpark Lelystad – De otter
Zoals beloofd in de vorige blog zou er een vervolg komen. Bij deze dus. Natuurpark Lelystad is een fraai park om eens lekker doorheen te wandelen op een zonnige zondagmiddag. Mijn voorkeur gaat echter uit naar een doordeweekse dag omdat het dan toch wat rustiger is. Het natuurpark is in de jaren ’70 van de […]
Another very close Dipper encounter.
I had my first proper close-up Dipper encounter of the year today. I had been in the hide for 2 hours this morning, a total of more than 10 hours so far this February. I had decided enough was enough with a total lack of activity. At that point I had seen a total of […]
Birds of Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge is part of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex located about 90 miles North of Sacramento, California’s state capitol. The Sacramento National Wildlife Complex consists of five national wildlife refuges (NWR) and three wildlife management areas (WMA) found in California’s central valley. Colusa NWR is located about 6 miles east of […]
Turkey Vultures with Raccoon Carcass
The other day while in my car I came across a couple Turkey Vultures working on a Raccoon carcass. I was fascinated by the scene but also a little saddened by the Raccoon’s death, likely the result of a driver. But a couple fiends pointed out that Raccoons actually are one of the chief predators […]