Three species of harrier are found in Australia, those being the Swamp Harrier, Papuan Harrier and the Spotted Harrier. The Spotted Harrier (also known as the Smoke Hawk) is in some respects a unique harrier and highlights the way species adapt to their environment by changing basic instincts so as to survive in a demanding […]
Kingfisher, Kotare, Halcyon sancta vagans
KingFisher Mill Creek is home to at least one pair of Kingfishers. The tidal stream flats being an ideal hunting zone. The nest banks are quite close, and the trees and powerlines make idealsurveillanceperches. Kingfishers are not particularly numerous around Stewart Island, but most tidal inlets and streams seem to have a resident pair. For […]
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[Passarinhando no Brasil] August 2012 – Exploring a piece of forest nearby
Recently a friend of mine invited me to bird in a piece of forest in his city, close to my city. The picture below shows the area where we went. Due to the size (about 3km extension, 500 meters in width), we believed we could find a few nice species in there. I’ve been there […]
Big Gulp
From Janelle: Roadrunners must swallow whole, too. I watched one in my driveway catch a finch or sparrow; it proceeded to hold it by the head and beat it into a pulp on the concrete border of the driveway. Once the bones were all soft enough, it threw its head up in the air and […]
Bird Fight!
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (right, flying) and Paddyfield Pipit (left, with food) photographed in an apparent fight over food at the University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Laguna, August 2012… Canon EOS 7D + EF 400mm f/5.6L USM.. 1/1000, f/6.3, iso800, Evaluative Metering, Aperture Priority +2/3, Handheld,Isolation with background in grayscale (Docu Shot). The Eurasian Tree […]
The Magic of Mana Pools
Wow, has it been a while since I wrote a proper blog post! I’m afraid this one will also be short-ish. I still want to do a proper write-up or trip report as it were about my recent maiden trip to the magical piece of Africa that is Mana Pools, but I thought for now […]
Burrowing Owls at Wildhorse Golf Club
Burrowing Owls(Athene cunicularia) are active both day and night but they nest in underground burrows making them sometimes difficult to spot. If you are out looking for thesecharismatic little owls you may expect to see something like this, just a head sticking above the rim of the burrow entrance(click on photos for full sized images). […]
Great Horned Owlet
I followed a family of Great Horned Owls during the spring of 2011 near my home in Atlantic Beach, Florida. I was so fortunate to photograph the two owlets from little white fuzz balls to young adults flying off with the parents to hunt.