Lookit this little yellow-bellied marmot friend. Lookit! So what if he might carry the plague, he’s freaking adorable. I’ve seen a few around here, but this is the smallest one I’ve ever seen (also, the least mangy). Update kinda: I’m down in SE ID at the moment following sage-grouse and trying to learn all the […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 06 Jun 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. […]
The Promise of Rain
I’ve been keeping this photo under wraps for a while – it just never felt like it was time to share it – until now. By now, if you’ve followed my work for some time, you would know that I have this sort of fetish for contextual atmospheric wildlife photos taken with shorter focal lengths. […]
Turtle Day
A turtle haiku from Kobayashi Issa, 1825 – “short summer night – in the field turtles cavort”. May 23rd was World Turtle Day, a day for celebrating turtles and tortoises. To raise awareness of them and to help protect their disappearing habitats, I am reposting photos from all the blogs I’ve written about turtles. This […]
Inambú común (Spotted Nothura) Nothura maculosa
Estas fotografías que comparto hoy de un Inambú común creo que son las mejores que pude obtener de esta especie; el registro corresponde a la segunda visita que hicimos durante el mes de Marzo a Cambyretá en la Provincia de Corrientes, el día del matambrito de cerdo!!!!! como olvidarlo ! Lo fotografié desde la Duster […]
Cheery Warblers
Throughout May, my days have been filled with winsome warbles from a bouquet of songbirds. The most difficult songs to identify are the cheery warblers. The Yellow Warbler has decided to stay close to my barn studio and his songs skip along with my fingers while I type. There are plenty of other warblers warbling […]
Pitotoy solitario (Solitary Sandpiper) Tringa solitaria
El camino de ingreso a Rincón Ombú chico en ocasiones presenta las condiciones apropiadas para que las aves limícolas estén presentes; generalmente luego de la lluvia los desagües de los campos al tener agua escurriendo forma charcos de distintos tamaños en los que estas aves se sienten en su hábitat predilecto y fotografiándolas desde el […]