La Urraca morada en mi opinión personal es uno de los pájaros mas complicados de fotografiar si se pretenden lograr representar sus colores de manera perfecta en una fotografía; hay que tener en cuenta el tipo de luz del ambiente, el uso del flash y un correcto seteo de balance de blancos en nuestro equipo. […]
10 below 100 – my reflection on 2014
Good day folks! I bet the title of this blog post has you perplexed. Since January 2010 I have made it a habit of posting a collection of my personal best moments in nature photography on my blog. I know some people scoff at this trend (obviously because many photographers seem to be doing it […]
Quiet Mockingbirds
When I picture a mockingbird, it often looks like the one below – sitting on a conspicuous perch with beak open and singing loudly. But mockingbirds don’t sing in winter. I have written about winter mockingbirds before – but every year I notice their seasonal personality change. For the last few weeks, as the weather […]
Osprey with Gar
Last month at Overlook Park I saw an Osprey fly by. This happens so frequently that I usually don’t bother to take a photo. However, this time looked a little different. I put my binoculars on the bird and noticed that it was carrying a gar. I can’t imagine that this is good eating, but […]
Rumble among Common buzzards !
This Common buzzard thought it had found the right spot to observe quietly its surroundings but…. Du riffifi chez les Buses variables: Elle pensait être tranquille pour observer “son” territoire mais… …une concurrente décide de l’évincer pour prendre sa place: … a competitor wants the place: …pourtant elle est bien décidée […]
Beautiful Panama !
Back in May 2014 I attended a conference in Orlando. Having birded that area of Florida a couple of times already I decided to look further afield. I had never been to Central America so decided a quick hop to Panama might be fun. The flight is around 3 hours so not a long stretch […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 03 Jan 2015
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. First Prize is awarded to Mike Barth for his brilliantly-captured image “Mouse Juggling”. Second Prize is shared by Robert Strickland with his image “Barred Owls” and Mike & Glen Heramb with their image “Lilac-breasted Roller”. See detailed results below: (click on […]
My Favorite Bird Photos of 2014
At the end of each year I like to go back and look at the bird photographs I have taken and choose the ones I like the best for a “favorite bird photo” post. I try to pick at least one photograph from each month however some months were photographically prolific, others not so much. […]