Brooklyn New York is about as urban as a place can be. But the noise and cars and people are not too daunting for this one. It walked around my porch fence one recent morning and then climbed an overhanging tree to settle down for a day’s sleep. For more details visit my blog at […]
Hot and cold
Everyone, even fence lizards and other ectothermic creatures, are feeling the heat these days (Photo: Bandelier National Monument, Creative Commons license) . Temperatures across the southern half of the U.S. are soaring into triple digits, so I was trying to think of creative solutions to beat the heat when it hit me—why not become cold-blooded! […]
Western Kingbird on Barbed Wire
Western Kingbirds (Tyrannus verticalis) appear to have had a wonderful nesting season here in Utah because there are plenty of young birds perching on wires and branches loudly demanding food from the frazzled looking adults. When I first spotted this adult Western Kingbird on Mondayon the roadfrom the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour […]
Raymond’s Birds of Tanzania Part II
Africa Bird Photography Imagine your first trip to Africa. You arrive in a 747 to an airport so small! Lost luggage, lineups, tired, and it is 1 am. I meet my partner Nas, and his great guide Nickson, and off we drive to my first lodge. Hungry?? Yes! So Nas wakes up 4 people from […]
The End of Spring Birding..
Tuesday June 26: We started the morning at dawn in Gatineau Park with the plan of exploring all along the beautiful Gatineau Escarpment. Our first great excitement was a cooperative Upland Sandpiper perched on a fence post near Breckenridge. The fields seem fairly active with Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlarks. We found a family of highly […]
Naardermeer op herhaling
Van de week nog een maal naar het Naardermeer geweest om daar de Aalscholverkolonie te kunnen fotograferen. Wilde nu echter ook wat meer van onderweg meenemen. Zoals in een van mijn vorige blogs reeds gemeld is deze voormalige bijna vuilstortplaats van Amsterdam rond 1906 gered door Jac. P. Thijsse die er gelukkig wel heil in […]
The Scarce Black-backed Woodpecker Drumming
Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) Male photos by Larry Jordan I arrived at Lassen Volcanic National Park around 7:00 a.m. It was a cool 48 degrees. I had taken the short drive to the park to search for a family of American Dippers sighted near the visitor center by a fellow birder a few days before. […]
Best Photo of the Week Ended 07 Jul 2012
We are pleased to present the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize goes to Raymond Barlow for “Cheetah, Second Prize to Rick Lieder for “Millipede” and the Third Prize to Marc Johnson for “Parrots and Swifts” (see images below with links to the original articles). The voting for […]