We are pleased to present the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is shared by Don Getty with “Say’s Phoebe” and Angad Achappa with “Blue-tailed Bee-eaters”. Third Prize goes to Rick Lieder for “Below the Stars”. See images below with links to the original articles. The voting for […]
Birding in Ontario by Glenn Bartley Part III
The next morning I woke up and decided to try to track down my main target bird for the trip. Walking around the campground I faced two immediate problems. The first was that the habitat wasn’t right. The forests were dominated by coniferous trees and the understorey was pretty open – definitely not right. The […]
Zone-tailed Hawks!
(Buteo albonotatus) Impressive and intimidating birds, I think. In the US, If you’re lucky, you can find these guys in various parts of Arizona and New Mexico, and in Southern and West Texas. If you’re not really sure what you’re looking at, you might mistake these guys for a Turkey Vulture at first glance. They’ve […]
Tangled Airstrip
Hunting empty trails, launching from tangled airstrips into a world just out of reach, a cricket waits for the wind to break. • Carolina Ground Cricket | Eunemobius carolinus
Birding in Churchill by Glenn Bartley Part IV
It is always such a treat to visit Churchill. The birds and photo opportunities really are fantastic. We had a wonderful time shooting speeding Eiders flying by while sitting on the shore of the Hudson’s Bay. Our time spent photographing Pacific Loons, Horned Grebes and Long-tailed Ducks on their breeding ponds was also excellent. Searching […]
Glimpses of a Metamorphosis ~ Raising Monarch Butterflies ~ A Sneak Peek
July’s ending finds all of my Monarch chrysalis casings empty. The joy of raising and releasing Monarch Butterflies is not finished for this year, however, for the process begins anew . . . with more eggs and small caterpillars to care for. It has been a fabulous Monarch butterfly season here at Flower Hill Farm. […]
A Winter Day in the Inlet
Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island Having given my friends boat a run the other day, I had a fit of conscienceand thought I had better do the same for ours. Winter time doesn’t see much in the way of guided walks for me, so the boat doesnt get much running. And if you have ever had […]
Olympian Ant
An Olympian ant caps the throne of chronos, dismantling her world and staring at the pieces. • Eastern black carpenter ant | Camponotus pennsylvanicus