Les confieso que en estos dos últimos años el Tiluchi ala rojiza fue el pájaro que mas trabajo me dio para poder fotografiarlo; Cuando no me corre el reloj y el tiempo sobra no hay inconvenientes para dedicarle tres horas como en este caso para poder seguir a una especie en particular para fotografiarla. Muy […]
Best Photo of the Week Ended 31 Jan 2013
We are pleased to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. Jose Garcia Allievi wins First Prize for his outstanding photo “Tody-Flycatcher”. Per-Eric Svahn wins Second Prize with “Golden Eagle in the Snow” andCharles Fleming wins Third Prize with “Cape Spurfowl”. The voting for all entries can be seen […]
Anambé común (White-winged Becard)
Visitante de lujo en la ventana de mi cabaña en La Bonita este macho de Anambé común posó para la foto unos segundos y desapareció del lugar; pocos segundos fueron suficientes para darme la alegría de esa mañana ya que es una especie no tan frecuente de observar. Hace bastante tiempo fotografié a la hembra […]
PIPL are People Too!
Took a quick trip to the coast in December to check out some areas we hadn’t been to yet (Sea Rim State Park and parts of McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge). Camped out and birded/played the next day. Saw a lot of good birds but I was happy mainly because I got my plover fix. Piping, […]
Milano plomizo (Plumbeous Kite)
La paciencia en muchos casos rinde sus frutos y este día no fue la excepción, había caminado hasta la cima de un cerro siguiendo el camino desde La Bonita observando la actividad de los Milanos en vuelo, a medida que me acercaba al final del camino pude apreciar como un grupo de estas aves se […]
Le Conte’s Sparrow at Marl Bed Flats, 1/28/2013
Well, third time’s a charm. I’ve seen a Le Conte’s Sparrow twice here before this morning (both times with a group), but no photos. This morning I walked out by myself, hoping to find one and finally photograph it. Score! Le Conte’s Sparrows have now skyrocketed in my estimation to the prettiest sparrow I’ve photographed, […]
Great Spotted Woodpecker male
Dendrocopos major – Piciformes – Picidae -Remarkable facts: This bird is zygdactylous: it has 2 toes turned toward the front and the 2 others toward the back, just as all parrots.Its tong is long, viscous and has many corpuscles and the end is flat and sharp with many small hooks; the bird can project it […]
Most Popular and Widely-Read Wildlife Articles from 2012
You may be surprised to learn that our global team of wildlife photographers and authors published more than 1,500 articles last year in promoting the cause of wildlife conservation. Although we’re already well into 2013, it is certainly not too late to review the successes from last year. Several of the more popular articles were […]