One of the difficulties in birdwatching is telling similar species apart. In the duck family, the greater and lesser scaup can be difficult to distinguish. In my blog http://photobee1.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-to-recognize-different-species-of.html I gave some helpful hints on how to distinguish between the greater and lesser scaup
European Greenfinch VS Sparrowhawk
Passeriformes – Fringillidae – For a few days I have observed, from the corner of my eye a fairly large bird flying swiftly over and around my tent and above the feeding table making the passerine birds quite nervous. Until today I hadn’t been able to see what it was, but this morning, it settled […]
Picaflor de barbijo (Blue-tufted Starthroat)
Desde hace ya algunos días volvieron a aparecer los machos de esta especie por mi casa, a diferencia de la última vez que los vi allá por el mes de Septiembre pasado ya no muestran el característico barbijo de color rojo de la etapa nupcial, ahora están cambiando su plumaje y muestran lo que se […]
Örn med utsträckta vingar
TrĂĄkar kanske ut er med alla örnbilder, men här kommer nĂĄgra där örnarna sträcker ut sina vingar. Kungsörn (6K): Kamerahus: NIKON D800, Objektiv: VR 600mm f/4G IF-ED, Inställd: 600mm, Bl: 4.5 Slutartid:1/320, ISO: 1100, Exp-komp: -0.7 Kungsörn (2K): Kamerahus: NIKON D800, Objektiv: VR Zoom 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED, Inställd: 360mm, Bl: 6.3 Slutartid:1/800, ISO: 800, Exp-komp: […]
Burlisto pico canela (Swainson´s Flycatcher)
Interesante actividad de varias especies de tiránidos habĂa a escasos metros antes de que comience la selva siguiendo el camino de la Posada La Bonita hacia el Lodge Don Enrique, entre Benteveos comunes y rayados, Pitanguás, TuerĂ©s y mosquetas tambiĂ©n estaban presentes los Burlistos, solo pude fotografiar al pico canela ya que el Burlisto pico […]
Birds of Delevan National Wildlife Refuge
According to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex website, Delevan National Wildlife Refuge comprises 5,797 acres, including seasonal marsh, permanent ponds, and uplands. It is predominately a hunting refuge for waterfowl and pheasant. Wildlife observation takes place from the county roads, on the perimeter of the refuge. There is one notable exception to this, the […]
Skogspromenad
Dagens väder inbjöd till en liten skogstur med termos och kameran, blev kanske inte så mycket fotat men jag gillar lav på träden så det fick bli ett par bilder på detta. Jag använde ett minnes kort som jag inte haft i sedan sommaren och vad dök upp när jag tankade över bilderna jo lite […]
Orlando Wetlands Park, 2/2/2013
This morning I went to Orlando Wetlands Park. I was hoping to see the Vermilion Flycatchers that were seen there this past November, and I found both without much difficulty. They’re such a beautiful red I can’t miss them even with my red-green colorblindness. They were pretty far a way, but since they’re such pretty […]