On Dec 8, I found one of my nemesis birds for Seminole County: a Clay-colored Sparrow (White-throated Sparrow, Western Kingbird, and Yellow-breasted Chat are next on my list). I’ve been trying to find one here for years. It’s been hanging out here for about a week now, so I’m hopeful that it might winter here […]
Marbled Godwit at Seal Rock Beach
I recently spent some time watching birds on the beach near Seal Rock below the Cliff House in San Francisco. This Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) was one of the many shorebird species I observed. Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds to see all the avifauna I encountered. […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 19 Dec 2015
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. […]
Breakfast Flock
In Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach wrote about a gull that “… was not bone and feather but a perfect idea of freedom and flight, limited by nothing at all.” I watched a flock of gulls dashing and darting at the outflow of an open watergate, feeding on something in the roiling water. I couldn’t […]
Citrine Wagtail – Sabkhat Al Fasl
When birding at Sabkhat Al Fasl 20 November 2015 with visiting birder Edward Pollard we found at least two Citrine Wagtails Motacilla citreola. This species was until the last few years a scarce winter visitor to the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, but more birds are now being seen making it an uncommon winter visitor […]
Historia triste de tucanes
Hace unas semanas atrás el amigo Nicolás recorriendo caminos vecinales del Sur de nuestra provincia pudo observar desde el auto a una pareja de Tucanes que perchaban en el extremo de un árbol seco. El amigo tuvo el tiempo necesario como para detener el auto, bajarse del mismo para poder cruzar un cerco de alambre […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 05 Dec 2015
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Gerardo Colaleo wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Boissonneaua Flavescens in Ecuador”. Yves Couedic wins Second Prize for his outstanding composition “Short Eared Owl “. Third Place goes to Dana Allen for “Liquid Speed – Cheetah”. See detailed results below: (click […]
Waders, Winterers and residents – Sabkhat Al Fasl
My last trip to Sabkhat Al Fasl produced a number of waders of various species including the highest number of Marsh Sandpipers I have seen for a while. Most waders were Dunlins with good numbers of Common Ringed Plover scattered amongst them. A few smart plumaged Kentish Plovers were feeding around the shoreline and a […]