Spring migration is underway in New York City; palm warblers, Setophaga palmarum, are among the earliest neo-tropical migrants to pass through on their way to northern breeding areas. This palm warbler barely stopped moving as he flitting from branch to branch picking off insects. He paused just a moment to look at me. My blog. […]
Hallucinations & Memories
She bends others to her will with a splash of red, leaving hallucinations and memories of the wind’s wild side. • Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis
Birding in British Columbia – Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Part 10/10 of my very action packed 6 weeks of traveling around the country in search of birds. In mid-May I set off for my annual road trip. This year I wanted to focus on the interior of British Columbia and some of the fantastic species that breed here. I spent 20 days camping out […]
Man’s attitude to nature
I was in a farm recently with a friend of mine and we were approached by the manager regarding some feral dogs which were becoming a nuisance. There were many sheep in open pens on the farm and it was the lambing season. The manager asked if we could ‘remove’ the animals as they were […]
Rusty Blackbirds
I didn’t give Rusty Blackbirds enough credit previously. I like these guys. I like ’em a lot. Look at the lady, she’s beautiful! I’ve got too many things to do today – like run and pack (I’m moving to Austin for the field season to give my Golden-cheeked Warbler buddies some more attention). I finally […]
Unruly Atoms
In the shadow of a blue moon, a firefly cages unruly atoms, summer heat struggling to break free. • Firefly | Lampyridae | Photinus pyralis
Ile aux Aigrettes (Mauritius) – A conservation success story
Ile aux Aigrettes is a tiny coral island 800 metres off the south-east coast of Mauritius near the small town of Mahebourg and has been declared a nature conservation site (1965) run by the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation since 1987. The island is 26 hectares in size and is made of coralline limestone partially overlain by […]