Yesterday at Central Winds I had the opportunity to photograph a female American Redstart. She was in under a dense canopy of trees before it was fully light, so these photographs were taken at 3200 ISO. This just creates a lot of work for me in my computer, but a couple of these I thought […]
Oostvaarders en Lepelaarplassen
Afgelopen zaterdag met een groepje collega fotografen de Oostvaardersplassen in geweest om daar een poging te doen om de bronst van de Edelherten mee te kunnen maken. Aangezien we al bijtijds in het jaar besproken hadden was het dus een gok. Helaas pakte het verkeerd uit want er was nog geen bal te beleven, af […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 12 Oct 2013
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to Pradeep Kumar for his outstanding image ‘Deadly Combat’. Jessica Kemper wins Second Prize with ‘Sunrise at Halifax Island, Namibia’ and Third Prize goes to Howard Cheek for ‘Child Seat – Titmouse fledgling’ (see […]
Picture-winged Fly
This is Delphinia picta, a picture-winged fly. The fly gets its common name from its striking wing pattern; it has two white triangles on the leading edge of each wing and a few decorative white swirls on a shiny brown background. Very attractive! Picture-winged flies lay their eggs in rotten vegetation. The larvae spend a […]
Grand Teton Autumn – Part I
Autumn is my favorite time of year. Of course there is the changing color of leaves for the landscape photographer. For the wildlife photographer, autumn creates a sense of urgency with many species that offers, if not unique photo ops, at least more chances to photograph animals as they prepare for winter. As I write […]
Keeping your options open
I’m back from the most incredible experience in the Mara Triangle (Kenya). Between a million wildebeest (literally), lion kills and cheetah kills right in front of us and the mind-blowing expanse of the Mara landscape – it’ll take me some time to find my bearings again (good luck to me for walking back into that […]
Cabecitanegra común (Hooded Siskin) Carduelis magellanica
Entre tanto Pecho colorado, Varillero negro, Varillero congo, Corbatita blanco, Churrinche, Jilguero y Tijereta, también estaban los Cabecitanegra presentes durante la mañana lluviosa por momentos del día Lunes 30 de Septiembre en la Reserva del Arroyo Itá. No me ayudó mucho la percha para esta foto pero como lo tenía bastante cerca mío igual lo […]
New butterfly species described from Dibang Valley in India
Dibang Valley in the North Eastern State of Arunachal Pradesh in India is gifting many pleasant surprises to butterfly lovers recently. There were two very rare rediscoveries reported from this area in 2012 and now a researcher has described a new butterfly species from this valley of lush greenery. According to a study published in […]