American Bird Conservancy’s (ABC) new 30-minute film titled Endangered Hawaii, narrated by actor Richard Chamberlain, is now available for purchase on DVD. The film explores the on-going bird extinction crisis in Hawaii that has led to about 70 percent of all endemic bird species in the state becoming extinct. ABC produced the film with funding […]
A Subterranean Sun
The beat of the garden filters through the leaves, a subterranean sun hypnotizes a brazen Tettigoniid – Greater Angle-wing Katydid – Microcentrum rhombifolium
Guest Post: Wild Eye Photo Chat Blog
Ahoy!! I have been busy as ever, and with our 2nd child being born a couple of weeks ago, SAFFAscapes hasn’t been getting the attention it deserves. If you are anxious to read some of my musings – check out this guest postI did on the Wild Eye Photo Chat Blog about the details behind […]
The Leeudril Leopard – an Incredible Encounter
Leeudril is a waterhole situated along the dry Nossob river in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. This 15,000sqmi Kalahari desert reserve straddles the South African and Botswana border regions and was created when two national parks were merged – these being South Africa’s Kalahari Gemsbok National Park and Botswana’s Gemsbok National Park. Kgalagadi means “place of […]
August Raptors on The Strait
After a few weeks of westerlies and some lovely cooler weather the Levante or easterlies returned this afternoon with it’s usual stopping power. Already many raptors are backing up prevented from crossing during the day. Perhaps there’s a lull and during the evening or early morning birds can take a chance to cross to Africa […]
The Sloth
There are six species of sloth in the world and all of them live in Central or South America. Sloth have to be one of the more unusual rainforest creatures due to their slow movement and habits. Sloth spend 99% of their lives in the trees and only come to the ground about once a […]
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated hummingbirds, not Black-chinned guys. Kind of happy these little friends decided to show up and pose for some photos. The males were a bit obnoxious and rather mean to each other, wrestling on the ground and knocking each other off branches. Feisty guys. Ah hah!! I got one to land on my finger, which […]
Snakebird
The “Snakebird” or African Darter (Anhinga rufa) carries this unusual name due to the way that it swims in the water (snake like). It swims very low in the water often only with the head and neck visible above the waterline. They are very good underwater swimmers and this is where they catch their prey, […]