This summer was full of buntings. A bunting-filled summer. Buntings everywhere. We can offer Painted, Indigo, Lazuli, and Varied. Take your pick. Come one, come all. But this is weird because I’m talk-tying like this is present tense and it’s actually past tense. But you know what I’m getting at. More to the point: this […]
The Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla Passeriformes – Sylviidae This dullish bird does not come often to feeders but I see it once in a while when I go for strolls in the woods. Ce n’est pas un oiseau qui vient facilement à la mangeoire mais il m’arrive d’en croiser en promenade dans les sous-bois et c’est bien plus […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Year 2013
A grand total of 40 “Best Photo of the Week” competitions were held during 2013. To round-off the year we invite you to review and rank the winners of those weekly competitions and to choose the “Best Photo of the Year 2013″. Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select […]
Osprey on Lake Monroe
On Saturday I attended the Wekiva River Christmas Bird Count. I’m just now getting around to working on the photographs, though. My wife was in a car accident that evening, and she’s been in the hospital ever since. It’s not as bad as that sounds, though. Her main injury was a broken foot, and it […]
A Look Back at 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, I feel it is worth a moment to take stock of the year’s photography accomplishments. Although I didn’t spend as many days as I had hoped in the field making photographs (I never do), I was able to visit some incredible places and bring back a few meaningful photographs. […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 21 Dec 2013
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to Kathy Langbridge for her outstanding photo ‘Kissing Finches’. Vijayendra Desai wins Second Prize with ‘River Tern diving for fish’ and Third Prize goes to Jamie MacArthur for ‘Fighting Hummingbirds’ (see images below). Now that […]
Ökenstenskvätta
Några bilder på den ökenstenskvättan (hanne) som var på Lisereds skär 031111. Detta blev mitt 356 kryss, och på denna tiden så fotogarferade jag med en teknik som heter digiscoping, tubkikaren var en Kowa 823 (tror jag den hette).
A Bestiary: Songbirds ~ Black-and-white Warbler
The Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia, is the eighth featured warbler over at my Bestiary – Tales from a Wildlife Garden.A pure black and white warbler with unique features and a genus of its own, the Black-and-white Warbler is a regular, returning resident of our farm. I hope you can take a click over to learn […]