During the last two weeks our members have again entered some outstanding top-ranking wildlife images for our “Best Photo of the Week” competition. Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select the three images you like best of all and VOTE for them at the bottom of this page. Voting […]
Jilguero dorado (Saffron-yellow Finch)
Imágenes obtenidas en la Reserva urbana Arroyo Itá el día 31 de Mayo pasado; habíamos ido con Roby a llevar unos 40 plantines de especies nativas para que se planten en el lugar y después de entregar las plantas salimos a pajarear un rato. En la zona del puente peatonal, que es el sector de […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 15 Jun 2013
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. Jose Garcia Allievi wins First Prize for his outstanding image “Ruby on Purpurea”. Scott Simmons wins Second Prize with “Swallow-tailed Kite in Florida” and Nancy Ellwood wins Third Prize with “Crested Caracara in South Texas”. The voting for […]
Saira dorada (Guira Tanager)
Sigo hoy con mas fotografías obtenidas el día 11 de Mayo ( la última vez que fuimos ) al monte de la desembocadura del Arroyo Garupá, ahora le toca el turno al macho de la saira dorada ya que unos días atrás les mostré fotos de la hembra, en este caso y al igual que […]
Cicadas !
I walked through a large swarm of cicadas today in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York. Everywhere I looked, cicadas were flying from perch to perch in the trees. Plants were covered with them, or with their empty skins. Their whirring chirping songs were as loud as New York City traffic on Broadway at rush […]
Sommarfåglar
Ett namn som är fritt översatt från danskan men som känns härligt istället för fjärilar. Här lite fjärilar som jag fångat på sensorn idag efter att ha kollat upp nattskärrorna som fortfarande ligger på ägg och ruvar.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron on Wekiva River
This afternoon after work I took a kayak down the Wekiva River for about an hour to see what I could find for my June Challenge (finding as many birds as you can in one county during the month of June). It was really fun to find a Yellow-crowned Night Heron nest. I saw one […]
Japanese Reed Bunting | Emberiza yessoensis
Yesterday I visited the Aso-Kuju area in central Kyushu. Specifically I wanted to see Japanese Reed Bunting (aka Ochre-rumped Bunting), but also other summer birds of higher altitudes. Although this was the middle of rainy season, the forecast seemed promising so I arrived at dawn. Soon after starting off a trail famous for having my […]