Part 2/6 of my month long trip 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. During one of the days we took a short trip down […]
Wind and wings
A coalition of energy companies, conservations groups and government agencies has developed a set of wind energy recommendations aimed at increasing production while protecting New Mexico wildlife—primarily birds and bats—and habitat. The New Mexico Wind and Wildlife Collaborative’s (NMWWC) met for over two years to create a list of “best management practices” for designing and […]
Homeschooled Secrets
A mantis nymph maps traces of evaporated dew, homeschooled in the garden’s secrets as she ties up the last bits of morning. • Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
Southern Cassowary – Survival Depends on Our Actions!
When we face wildlife – our deepest “parental love” will spontaneously rise with no apparent mental exertion from our part. It’s like observing a sign that says “Fresh Paint – Do Not Touch”, we impulsively have to test it. These complex and voluntary events in our brain, can eventually deliver catastrophic results toward the next […]
Hawk among the Pigeons
You may have heard the expression “cat among the pigeons”. Last week I experienced a similar situation but involving a Sparrow Hawk. Whilst strolling across open farmland around Croagh Bay on the west coast of Ireland, I heard the alarm calls of several bird species including starlings and blackbirds. That’s when I saw the culprit […]
White Faced Heron, Stewart Island, New Zealand
First Post This is the first of a series of posts I hope to make about the birds we see around our village of Oban (Stewart Island, New Zealand, not the Scottish Oban !!). My name is Peter Tait, and with my wife Iris operate a homestay and nature guiding business on Stewart Island. You […]
Twee dagjes Lauwersmeer.
In maart heb ik twee dagen rondgereden en gelopen in het Lauwersmeer gebied. In tegenstelling tot wat ik meestal doe, beginnen bij de bovenkant van dit prachtige gebied, ben ik deze keer via de onderkant gereden. Meestal heb ik daar geen tijd meer voor als ik via de bovenkant van het gebied rond ga. Het […]