I haven’t heard the Long-billed Curlews (Numenius americanus) calling for several weeks here in northern Utah and I already miss hearing them. I photographed this calling male the second week of May out on a grassy flat on Antelope Island State Park. Long-billed Curlews are generally silent away from the breeding grounds, I never heard […]
Wood Pigeon, Kukupa (Kereru), Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Kukupa/Kereru [flowplayer src=’https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pigeon-lead-in.mp4′ width=640 height=480 splashend=show splash=’https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/penny56-30.jpg’ autoplay=false] Wood Pigeon “coo”. Normally each call would be maybe 10 seconds apart. I have compressed for convenience. I hear this only occasionally, and generally late summer / autumn. R09_0002 Southern Maori referred to our native pigeon as Kukupa, although the more common “Kereru” of Northern Maori is […]
Dinertime
In mijn laatste blog was het onderwerp ook al min of meer dinertime. Echter toen onder een andere titel. Na een aantal weken veel uur gewerkt te hebben en weinig tijd gehad voor fotograferen heb ik vandaag de camera weer eens opgepakt en ben onze “natuurtuin” ingegaan om eens wat onderwerpen te gaan zoeken voor […]
Maine 2011 Trip
In July of 2011 I had the pleasure to travel to Maine with my husband. My main objective was to photograph Atlantic puffins, but Maine has more than just puffins to offer the photographer. We made three stops, Acadia National Park, Cutler and Greenville. Acadia National Park has many coastal views to capture, including of […]
Clearing Storm at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
As many of my regular viewers know I love Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. Just by being there I can feel my blood pressure drop, a sense of peace flows through my body and my mind (and camera) focuses on the wonders and intricacies of nature. This photo was taken at 5 […]
Squacco heron in Norfolk
Rare squacco heron flies in to WWT Welney July 2012. Birders have been gathering at WWT Welney in Norfolk this week to see an extremely rare squacco heron. The reason why it has turned up in the UK is unknown as these birds normally spend the summer in Southern Europe. This record is the second […]
Best Photo of the Week Competition 07 Jul 2012
The bar has been raised yet again in our “Best Wildlife Photo of the Week” competition. We have some captivating images of birds, mammals, insects and an amphibian from the Americas, Africa, Europe and Australasia for you to choose from. Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select the three […]
Grey Warbler, Riroriro, Gerygone igata
Grey Warblers Grey Warbler These small and grey forest birdsare often quite difficult to spot. But the trilling warble is a dead giveaway as to their presence. A bird who prefers the high canopy in our forest we hear them more often than see them on Ulva Island, but around the Village where the trees […]