The Eurasian Jay is a common bird in the UK and a common, colourful member of the Crow family. They are an intelligent, resourceful, bird that will eat a variety of food including nuts, seeds and even other birds and small mammals whenever they get the opportunity. They are well known to cache away food […]
Bolivia Trip Report Part II
Bolivia is an extremely diverse country when it comes to birds. In fact, some say that if it wasn’t land-locked it would have more species than any other country. Endemism is not especially high but there are some stunners to search for such as the Red-fronted Macaw and Black-hooded Sunbeam. The country lacks a field […]
Nuthatch – Sitta europaea
Nuthatches are an interesting little bird that will commonly come to feeders especially at this time of the year. I have a permanent hide and a feeding station next to a wood here in Exeter, Devon, UK. Nuthatches are one of the most common visitors at the feeders. At the feeders they can be aggressive […]
The Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
The male Painted Bunting is a remarkably pretty bird and one that I enjoyed seeing and photographing when I last visited the USA and specifically Florida in January last year. I had returned to Palm Beach County hoping to improve on the Painted Bunting photographs that I had taken on a previous visit. I had […]
Sandhill Crane Named Audubon California’s Bird of the Year
Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis)were once common throughout the west and especially in the California Central Valley. However their populations declined drastically as a result of unregulated hunting and habitat loss during settlement of the region. In California, the breeding population was reduced to fewer than five pairs by the 1940s. Fortunately, all populations of Sandhill […]
The Dunnock or Hedge Accentor
Prunella modularis – Passeriformes – Prunellidae – Quite shy this season, this fellow finally showed up in the garden! Accenteur mouchet – Qu’il est timide cette année, mais le voila enfin!
Have you found the New Year ?
As this little friend, I’m looking for a better new year, with more respect for all living species, and wish you can find it all over the world.
Ritje Oostvaardersdijk
Enige weken terug was ik onderweg van Amsterdam naar Lelystad en had wat ruimte ingepland voor het maken van foto’s als de gelegenheid zich voor deed. Normale mensen nemen de A6 om er te komen. Ik ga echter altijd over de Oostvaardersdijk vanaf Almere langs de Oostvaardersplassen en Lepelaarplassen. Het was deze dag een beetje […]