The next morning I woke up and decided to try to track down my main target bird for the trip. Walking around the campground I faced two immediate problems. The first was that the habitat wasn’t right. The forests were dominated by coniferous trees and the understorey was pretty open – definitely not right. The […]
Zone-tailed Hawks!
(Buteo albonotatus) Impressive and intimidating birds, I think. In the US, If you’re lucky, you can find these guys in various parts of Arizona and New Mexico, and in Southern and West Texas. If you’re not really sure what you’re looking at, you might mistake these guys for a Turkey Vulture at first glance. They’ve […]
Tangled Airstrip
Hunting empty trails, launching from tangled airstrips into a world just out of reach, a cricket waits for the wind to break. • Carolina Ground Cricket | Eunemobius carolinus
Birding in Churchill by Glenn Bartley Part IV
It is always such a treat to visit Churchill. The birds and photo opportunities really are fantastic. We had a wonderful time shooting speeding Eiders flying by while sitting on the shore of the Hudson’s Bay. Our time spent photographing Pacific Loons, Horned Grebes and Long-tailed Ducks on their breeding ponds was also excellent. Searching […]
Glimpses of a Metamorphosis ~ Raising Monarch Butterflies ~ A Sneak Peek
July’s ending finds all of my Monarch chrysalis casings empty. The joy of raising and releasing Monarch Butterflies is not finished for this year, however, for the process begins anew . . . with more eggs and small caterpillars to care for. It has been a fabulous Monarch butterfly season here at Flower Hill Farm. […]
A Winter Day in the Inlet
Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island Having given my friends boat a run the other day, I had a fit of conscienceand thought I had better do the same for ours. Winter time doesn’t see much in the way of guided walks for me, so the boat doesnt get much running. And if you have ever had […]
Olympian Ant
An Olympian ant caps the throne of chronos, dismantling her world and staring at the pieces. • Eastern black carpenter ant | Camponotus pennsylvanicus
The Golden Eagle in Scotland – As climatic changes take hold, what future awaits these iconic raptors in the 21st Century?
For thousands of years the Golden Eagle has survived against all the odds, finding safe refuge in one of Scotland’s most rugged and beautiful landscapes in the Western Highlands of Argyll. Here amongst the isolated glens of Glen Coe’s peaceful Blackmount Forest as many as eight pairs of Golden Eagles have continued to raise their […]