Esta Garcita azulada juvenil la fotografié en la Reserva Itá el 10 de Enero gracias a Graciela Lopez Torres que me avisó; ya había recorrido varios lugares de la reserva cuando llego a la oficina y Graciela me mostró la foto y me indicó el lugar en el que estaba la garza. Caminé hacia la […]
Garcita blanca, Snowy egret, Egretta thula
Transcurrió mucho tiempo desde la última vez que compartí fotografías de la Garcita blanca en el blog, dese el año 2012 mas precisamente, hoy comparto esta serie de fotografías obtenidas por Willy en Torres / Río grande do Sul / Brasil durante sus vacaciones; allí pudo fotografiarla alimentándose de peces en los charcos dejados luego […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 25 Jan 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 […]
Signs of hope
The current monitoring work which was designed, is aiming to give some more specific insight about migration along the Arava but also to check target breeding species. Over the last 10 years numbers of Arabian Warblers have dropped dramatically in the Arava and in fact in the last breeding season, I could not locate even […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 18 Jan 2014
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to W. Nussbaumer for his outstanding photo ‘Hummingbird Trio’. Jacobus De Wet wins Second Prize with’Walking on Water’ and Third Prize goes to Silvestr Szabó for ‘Loxodonta africana’ (see images below). Now that the results for this competition have […]
The Final Solution: Peregrine ‘holocaust’ looms on England’s Northern Uplands.
We would like to think our treatment of wildlife has improved since 1947 when Bowland’s only breeding pair of peregrines were shot at the nest and their clutch of 4 eggs destroyed. The reality is the situation today on England’s moorland uplands is almost as bad as it was all those years ago. In the […]
Viera Wetlands, 1/18/2014
Yesterday I made it out to Viera Wetlands for a little bit during the afternoon. I much prefer to go in the morning, but even though family commitments kept me home in the morning, afternoon birding proved to be all that I’d hoped. My biggest goal was to see an Ash-throated Flycatcher that’s been seen […]
Argyll eagle action – Scotland’s soaring reputation could be shot at?
I used to dream of seeing the bird that has the sunlit eye. You will never forget the first time you see one fly. The sight of a soaring eagle over a Scottish landscape is one to admire. An iconic symbol of courage and strength that has the power to inspireEwan Miles. White-tailed eagles in […]