I was itching to use the new 1D X at the mountain pond at Azamidani, simply because I wanted to photograph species in natural light. I was hoping for fine conditions, but it was quite overcast resulting in the area around the pond being quite dim. With the 7D, it would have been impossible to […]
Benteveo rayado (Streaked flycatcher)
Esos eran los otros integrantes de la bandadita mixta que les comenté en la entrada anterior cuando mostré las fotografías del Burlisto cola castaña; solamente dos Benteveos rayados acompañaban al grupo de Burlistos, Fiofíos y Suiriríes, me llamó la atención encontrar a esta especie de tiránido en un ambiente abierto como en el que estábamos […]
Burlisto cola castaña (Brown-crested Flycatcher)
Una hora de tiempo me llevó el seguimiento de un pequeño grupo de Burlistos en el casco de la Estancia Don Joaquín en Formosa, puedo decir que no caminamos en vano todo este tiempo con Willy en los momentos previos al almuerzo del día Lunes 26 de Noviembre ya que pudimos registrar mucha actividad de […]
Sunday Breakfast
I scatter seeds on my porch for the birds when the weather gets cold. This morning I had lots of visitors. Click on the photos to enlarge. House sparrows, Passerdomesticus, are always the first to arrive. They like seeds and breadcrumbs. They usually come in a group. The cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, eats seeds, nuts, and […]
Ryukyu Minivet | Pericrocotus tegimae
Endemic to southern Japan, the Ryukyu Minivet is a bird I had often seen and heard, however until now I had never got a decent photograph of one. But as I was just taking a walk in a wooded area near my home, one appeared just in front of me! It would have been nice […]
Red-Billed Tropicbirds on Qarnein Island
I recently had the pleasure to be invited along with a small group to the island of Qarnein which is situated off the mainland of the UAE 180km north-west of Abu Dhabi and can be found here at 24°56’7.00″N,52°50’59.00″E. Back in 2003 the island of Qarnein and its surrounding waters were been declared as a […]
Indian Grey Mongoose
One evening we (Mahesh, Vinay & I) decided to head out to our favourite photographing spot in Bangalore, Hessarghatta. Thankfully this day there weren’t any other vehicles & photographers, after traveling some distance I spotted a mongoose sitting on a mound at quite some distance. We decided to slowly approach it and get nearer. As […]