Day 22, the fourth day On the last day in the Serra da Canastra, our goal was Brazilian Merganser, Mergus octosetaceus. As it could not be any different, we left early from the hotel towards the Casca D’Anta waterfall, and on our way we would make some stops to try to see the duck. First […]
Warbling Vireo – singing from the nest (plus a bonus duck)
On a tip from a friend, I headed to a Boomer Lake Park here in Stillwater, OK yesterday morning to confirm the appearance of a rare duck. I found the Black-bellied Whistling Duck quite easily! Although Stillwater is a few hundred miles north of where this species is distributed according to range maps in most […]
My good friends
It took me long enough to put up some photos of my Golden-cheeked Warbler buddies. My favorite from this season so far is the fledgling preening. Come on! That’s cute stuff. Real cute. Don’t you just want to put the little guy in your pocket? Ahh, I love them, obviously. I keep coming back to […]
UK Backs Down on Buzzard Destruction Plan
The UK has quicklybacked downonplans to control buzzardsafter an outcry which included a2,500 signature strong Care2 petition. The plan was to spend £375,000 (US $586,000) on capturing Buzzards and destroying their nests to see whether this reduces their consumption of young Pheasants (or Poults), which are reared in their millions to be shot on game […]
Red-tailed Hawk Juvenile Portrait
The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is one of the most widespread and commonly observed birds of prey in North America (click on photos for full sized images). The buff yellow iris in this bird, photographed at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, identifies it as a juvenile. If you like birds, you’ll love World Bird Wednesday! Go […]
Burrowing Owl Time
There are several places in Florida that in February each yearthe burrowing owls return to and nest. Their nests are burrows mostly borrowed from other animals such as praire dogs and the like. The adults are 7-11 inches tall, only slightly larger than an American Robin. Males and females are similiar in size and appearance, […]
Costa Rica Trip Report – Long-Tailed Silky Flycatcher
Part 4/6 of my month down in Costa Rica leading a few photography workshops. We had some really nice opportunities throughout the tours and many wonderful images were made. Costa Rica is one of those countries that is just so pleasant to visit. Most birds around the area were also fun to find and photograph. […]
Lush Green Spring – Ottawa International Airport
It was a fantastic morning with blue skies and bright sunshine. We went to the grassy fields south of Ottawa to explore the open habitats around Ottawa International Airport. Not surprisingly, we had all our target sparrows such as Grasshopper, Field, Clay-coloured and Vesper Sparrow. We also had Eastern Bluebird, Bobolink, Indigo Bunting and Brown […]