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 […]
Snowy Sheathbill in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province
Is this the Eastern Cape? Take me home, please …! If there’s anything more stressful or tedious than a domestic flight, generally, then it has to be a domestic flight to the Eastern Cape, specifically. The hour’s flying time has unwary visitors buffeting in the 20 knot ‘onshore breeze’ well before most succeed in wrestling […]
WIN the Best Photo of the Week Competition 29 Jun 2013
By popular request it has been decided to open up the “Best Photo of the Week” competition to all birding and wildlife enthusiasts worldwide. All wildlife photographers posting their photos on Facebook, Flickr or other websites are now welcome to take part in the weekly competition. Voting starts on Saturday 29th June 2013, so don’t […]
Espinero grande (Greater thornbird)
Ayer me quedé con ganas de presentarles estas fotos porque estuve casi todo el día con baja tensión eléctrica en mi casa por un problema en la red, afortunadamente se solucionó el inconveniente y todo regresó a la normalidad. Las últimas fotos que publiqué en el blog para el Espinero grande fueron en el mes […]
Garza blanca (Great egret)
Estas son algunas de las Garzas que pude fotografiar el Viernes 24 de Mayo en la Reserva urbana Arroyo Itá de Posadas, celebramos y mucho esta nueva iniciativa de la EBY para preservar estos espacios naturales para que muchos puedan disfrutar de la naturaleza en un lugar que lentamente está recuperándose y los animales vuelven […]
Sanderling
Image is from south west coast of Norway.
Tufted Duck
Image is from west Norway