If you live between southern Canada and Panama you have probably seen this species of swallow. A slim plain brown colored bird flying low, catching insects on the wing. He is one of about 10 swallow species in the family Hirundinidae This species – Northern Rough-winged Swallow – Steldigopteryx serripennnis – is so named for […]
A Siren’s Secret
A hunter plays hide and seek with color, misted berries like stolen carny balloons concealing a siren’s secret appetite. • Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
Philippines’ Rarest Whiskered Pitta Thriving in Mt. Banahaw
MANILA, Philippines – Cris Ceriban, a caretaker at the Bangkong Kahoy Valley Resort, Dolores, Quezon, recently stumbled upon a bird’s nest while inspecting the community water source in Mt. Banahaw. He thought it was just a nest of a Plain Bushen, a Philippine endemic waterbird, until he described his find to a visiting wild bird […]
Guest Post: The Digital Photography School
A quick one – you need to check this out! I had the privilege and honour of contributing a guest blog post toThe Digital Photography School (DPS)(conceived and run by Darren Rowse) listing my own 10 Tips for improving your Wildlife Photography. WouldLOVEfor you to check it out and give me some feedback! LINK Enjoy […]
Pied-billed Grebe ~ This Bird is a Tease
This Pied-billed Grebe; photographed at Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area in northern Utah, is a tease. Really, it is. Look at those raised wings, how long they look compared to the stout body of the Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), how strong they appear. How those wings make me wonder what this grebe would look like […]
Busy Gray Catbirds
Gray catbirds, Dumetella carolinensis, are nesting near my porch in Brooklyn in New York City. They pop out of the underbrush to investigate any activity on the porch. The catbird’s famous features are the gray body, black cap, and reddish patch under the tail. Visit my blog for a longer story about these birds at […]
Feral Goats on the West Coast of Ireland
Since first sighting the Feral Goats on Goat Island whilst sailing last year, I had wanted to return to capture some shots of this enigmatic species. Goat Island is situated at the North Western end of Roaringwater Bay on the West Coast of Island. Weather conditions yesterday were perfect for photography – blue skies and […]
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Sparrows seem to be overlooked often as subjects, I’ve heard people call them Little Brown Birds (LBB) or Little Brown Jobs (LBJ). I try to photograph them whenever I can get close though. This Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) was photographed last month at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, the spring green leaves in the […]