Luego de 4 años publicando fotos y redactando el texto que acompaña a las mismas se me hace cada vez mas difícil escribir algo cuando muestro fotografías de una especie en particualr; hoy en nuestro cuarto aniversario habiendo pasado el medio millón de visitas, con 2382 entradas publicadas, una cuenta en Picasa agotada con 15 […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 31 May 2014
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to Ester van der Merwe for her outstanding photo “Standing Tall”. Jaliya Rasaputra wins Second Prize with “Barred Owl” and Third Prize goes to Anita Gowing for “Time For Reflection” (click on images for full […]
Butterfly larvae mimic queen ant to avoid detection
Parasitic butterfly larvae may mimic ants’ acoustic signals to aid in the infiltration of their host colonies, according to results published April 9, 2014, in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Marco Sala from University of Turin, Italy, and colleagues. Very interesting article you can read in English [HERE…] Papillons et larves de papillons […]
American Kestrel (Southeastern Subspecies)
American Kestrels are pretty common in the U.S., and here in Florida, we get to enjoy them in significant numbers throughout the winter months, but beginning in March or April, most of our Kestrels leave us. But there are some that stay with us all year round. The southeastern subspecies of American Kestrel mostly found […]
Sharpe’s Grysbok
I thought it apt to share a cute little antelope found in Southern Africa called the Sharpe’s Grysbok (Raphicerus sharpei). The name “Grysbok” translates directly from Afrikaans as “grey buck”, and though they’re not primarily grey of colour you can see the grey stubble coming through in its coat, as if it’s sporting the beard […]
European polecat
Mustela putorius putorius – Rare pictures of this forest creature with wet hair from all the rain we had these last weeks. Mustelidae close to the weasel, mink, otter and hermine. Its domestic counterpart is the ferret (Mustela putorius furo). Short-legged, this animal measures from 35 to 37 cms long without the tail and weighs […]
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
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