The winter of 2011-2012 has been a phenomenal year for Short-Eared Owls across Britain, but its been especially good in my home counties of Northumberland and North Tyneside. Back in October, one of Northumberland’s hotspot sites, Preswick Carr, was already boasting at least 8 birds, attracting a huge number of local birders, wildlife enthusiasts, and […]
My small contribution to Yellowhammer population preservation
For my first publication, after reading the post about the Yellowhammer some days before, I want to explain you my work for the conservation and reconstruction of a Emberiza citrinella – Yellowhammer’s new population in my country. This male bird population disappeared in winter near totally the 30 past years due to the cut of […]
Pied-billed Grebe juvenile
These juvenile Pied-billed Grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) images were created at Farmington Bay Wildlife Management Area, just to the north of Salt Lake City, Utah. This is a hatch year Pied-billed Grebe and it still shows some of the camouflage that the immature birds have to help them hide from predators. This bird is in the […]
Wispiness of White ~ Ghostly Robin
I was very excited to see this white (partially albino) robin in the crabapple orchard here at Flower Hill Farm about a month ago. I did see it a few more times over a couple of weeks but have not seen it since. It was a lucky sighting, as only one robin in 30,000 is […]
American Black Duck
The male American Black Duck, Anas rubripes, has a dark body and light head, orange-red legs, unblemished yellowish bill, and a black-bordered blue speculum — the brightly colored patch of feathers on the wing. The black duck in the photos is locally famous among birdwatchers in Brooklyn, New York, for pairing with a female Mallard, […]
One Eye Half-Shut
An occasional sojourner in the pocket of a forgotten flower, every nook and hidden place glowing, navigating the underworld with one eye half-shut. * Pavement ant | Tetramorium caespitum
Where are we going Canon?
The new Canon 5D mk III is here. The key stats are: 22.3 Megapixel full-frame sensor 61-point autofocus Up to 6fps continuous shooting Native ISO 100-25,600 sensitivity Full HD video with manual control 14-bit DIGIC 5+ processor Enhanced Weather sealing 8.11cm (3.2-inch) 1,040,000-dot screen It seems like it will be a wonderful camera for photojournalists, […]
Southern Africa’s first record of Little Crake
The news took South African birders by storm! On Thursday 22 March, Trevor Hardaker, a prominent South African birder and rarity tracker, announced that a Little Crake had been found the previous day by Gillian Barnes in Clovelly Wetland near Fishhoek, a southern suburb of Cape Town. This is not far from Cape Point, Africa’s […]