What a fantastic morning at Orlando Wetlands Park! The area was just filled with birds. Of course, top on my list was seeing a Vermilion Flycatcher. It was right where has been–in the cypress trees in cell #17. But the area was also filled with other birds. Lots of Blue-winged Teal and Green-winged Teal, as […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 07 Feb 2014
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to David Courtenay for his outstanding photo ‘Grey Fox in Snow’. Walter Baliero wins Second Prize with ‘Mother and Son’ and Third Prize goes to Silvestr Szabó for ‘Smile’ (see images below). Submit your Photo for the Next Competition Don’t […]
A Classical Shot
Hey everyone – a short one from me today. A great many wildlife photographers online keep talking about doing something unique and thinking out of the box, and while there’s nothing wrong with aiming for that (I often do too), it almost starts coming across as if shooting a classic shot according to sound photographic […]
Storm-petrel breeding in the Atacama desert
Seabirds, especially pelagic species, are more threatened than most other bird groups with similar numbers of species. Among them,Storm-petrels (family Hydrobatidae) are diverse and widespread in the Pacific Ocean.Markham’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma markhami) is common in the Humboldt Current, including pelagic and coastal waters of Ecuador, Peru, and Chile between 18°N and 30°S. Only a couple […]
Red-breasted Merganser Dives
February is a good month to look for red-breasted merganser ducks in New York City’s East River. Today I saw the one in these two photos. I wrote about another on a February Sunday in 2011. The red-breasted merganser is a diving duck; it mainly eats fish, which it dives under water to catch. Below […]
Endangered: Peruvian Plantcutter (Phytotoma raimondii) VIDEO
By: Michael Tweddle As a nature lover and wildlife photographer it is always a pleasure to be part in research and conservation activities. Here an example of two livelong friends’ researchers, Monica Romo and Mario Rosina and their hours of commitment studying and protecting the endemic Peruvian Plantcutter. The Peruvian Plantcutter (Phytotoma raimondii), is endemic […]
Picaflor de barbijo, Blue-tufted Starthroat, Heliomaster furcifer
Después de casi un mes puedo disfrutar nuevamente en mi casa de abundante actividad de los picaflores, creo que las elevadas temperaturas que tuvimos que soportar durante el último mes de Enero influyeron para que estas aves disminuyan su presencia; hoy por suerte apareció también la hembra del Picaflor de barbijo, y la fotografié en […]
Banded Darter
Sympetrum pedemontanum – A rare and very localized dragonfly in France but abundant where it breeds. Interesting to note that young male individuals have the pterostigmae white like the females whereas mature males have them red. J’avais déjà présenté les femelles récemment, mais vous en verrez d’autres plus tard avec une surprise pour clore sur […]