I saw my first Great Crested Flycatcher of the year this year; that’s usually a good sign that Eastern Phoebes are going to start packing up to leave. I suspect by the end of March, they’ll all be gone. So a few days ago I photographed an Eastern Phoebe at Central Winds Park. I’m going […]
A Bestiary: Songbirds ~ Northern Parula Warbler
Over two years have flown by since my monthly posts featuring warblers began over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens. Here is my next to the last wood warbler — sighted, as all the others, here at Flower Hill Farm Retreat. The Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) was just passing through May of 2011, when these […]
Ring-billed Gull Ready for Spring
This ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis, is in breeding plumage; the bird’s head and breast are snowy white. I took the picture on the East River in Brooklyn last week. Can spring be far behind? This is an adult ring-bill in non-breeding plumage, taken a few months ago in the same place. Its head and neck […]
Angú, Black-capped donacobius, Donacobius atricapillus
En la Estancia Virocay pudimos volver a registrar en fotos al Angú luego de mucho tiempo; antes lo podíamos ver en la zona costera de Posadas pero como bien sabemos el verde cedió casi todo su antiguo espacio al asfalto y al terraplén de la costanera y no volvimos a tener registros de esta especie […]
Spotted Eagle Owl chick
The response to my last free desktop background was great, so I decided to put another one out there. I might release one per month…still deciding. Anyway, this one shows a Spotted Eagle Owl chick, photographed against the setting sun in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Desert, South Africa). Instead of including a “calendar” in […]
Expedition Cruise on Board M/S Origo, June 1-10, 2014
Polar Bear Expedition Workshop – last 2 cabins still available. We are now close to full ship.Anyone out there interested in joining, there are now just 2 cabins available. The majority of the group is flying to Longyearbyen on May 31st, there are still a few seats available on that flight as well. The land […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 22 Mar 2014
During the last week our members have again entered some outstanding top-ranking wildlife images for the “Best Photo of the Week” competition. Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select the three images you like best of all and VOTE for them at the bottom of this page (to ensure […]
Migration on high gear
Back from Spain and it seems that migration down the southern Arava and around Eilat are on high speedalready. I had great time on the Iberian peninsula with many interesting and enigmatic species and un-president numbers of Vultures and great company of people, but as always it is great to be back in my local […]