Black-necked Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) have returned from their wintering grounds to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and other locations in Utah. Black-necked Stilts are black and white shorebirds with long pink to reddish legs, thin black bills and lovely red eyes. I photographed this male Stilt as he fed in front of me on April […]
A Spectrum Out for Vengeance
A wasp is assaulted by a flower’s wild side, a small detective on the edge of desperation, the only witness to a spectrum out for vengeance. • Braconid wasp
Americans having sex – what a laugh!
Today was an easy day – I mooched around the area of Bull’s Island near Charleston, South Carolina and Charleston itself. Charleston has lots of ‘old’ buildings – but it is a very pretty place. You have to cross a very impressive modern bridge to get to it and then it’s quaint and southern and […]
Bathing Backyard Birds
It is the middle of summer in the Philippines and the temperatures are reaching all-time highs. Last week, it was 36.7 degrees Celsius, one of the hottest recorded temperatures for capital city Manila and our backyards birds are enjoying the bird baths setup in the garden. We setup two bird baths two years ago and […]
A Loggerhead Shrike and it’s prey
A few weeks ago I was able to photograph a Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) near the marina on Antelope Island State Park, Utah. It was an interesting experience for several reasons. When I first spotted the Shrike it was perched on top of a Rabbitbrush and I was able to get several images of the […]
Extremadura and Coto Doñana Tour
Here are some photo highlights of Limosa Holidays tour to Extremadura and Andalucia. This was a two centre holiday based for four nights outside Trujillo in Extremadura and three on the Doñana at El Rocío. Visit my website to learn more about my activities as a guide in the Andalucia region of Spain.
Look at the Cute Guy
Whoa. Well since that last post was a bit of a downer, here’s something cute to stare at. I love staring at cute stuff. (Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Jill Wussow Photography
Checkered White Butterfly (Pontia protodice)
A member of the Pieridae family, the Checkered White Butterfly is a wide ranging species with a fast, erratic flight and is difficult to approach and photograph. Related to the Cabbage White, it is considered a pest to plants in the mustard family, including cabbage and capers. Here seen on Beggar Tick (Bidens alba), a […]