There is plenty of spinning, tilting and turning in our vast universe . . . as our world wobbles its way around the sun and our moon waxes and wanes . . . mirroring that center fiery sphere . . . while it sails along its own path marking our monthly ways. Luminosity of a […]
Lesser Kestrel – Falco naumanni
The Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) is closely related to the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). Their European distribution extends from the Iberian peninsula in the west, through most Mediterranean countries (including some North African countries) and into the Middle East. Their global distribution is greater the further east one travels, extending to northern Mongolia and on […]
Calling male Long-billed Curlew
I haven’t heard the Long-billed Curlews (Numenius americanus) calling for several weeks here in northern Utah and I already miss hearing them. I photographed this calling male the second week of May out on a grassy flat on Antelope Island State Park. Long-billed Curlews are generally silent away from the breeding grounds, I never heard […]
Wood Pigeon, Kukupa (Kereru), Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Kukupa/Kereru [flowplayer src=’https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pigeon-lead-in.mp4′ width=640 height=480 splashend=show splash=’https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/penny56-30.jpg’ autoplay=false] Wood Pigeon “coo”. Normally each call would be maybe 10 seconds apart. I have compressed for convenience. I hear this only occasionally, and generally late summer / autumn. R09_0002 Southern Maori referred to our native pigeon as Kukupa, although the more common “Kereru” of Northern Maori is […]
Dinertime
In mijn laatste blog was het onderwerp ook al min of meer dinertime. Echter toen onder een andere titel. Na een aantal weken veel uur gewerkt te hebben en weinig tijd gehad voor fotograferen heb ik vandaag de camera weer eens opgepakt en ben onze “natuurtuin” ingegaan om eens wat onderwerpen te gaan zoeken voor […]
Maine 2011 Trip
In July of 2011 I had the pleasure to travel to Maine with my husband. My main objective was to photograph Atlantic puffins, but Maine has more than just puffins to offer the photographer. We made three stops, Acadia National Park, Cutler and Greenville. Acadia National Park has many coastal views to capture, including of […]
Clearing Storm at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
As many of my regular viewers know I love Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. Just by being there I can feel my blood pressure drop, a sense of peace flows through my body and my mind (and camera) focuses on the wonders and intricacies of nature. This photo was taken at 5 […]