3 imágenes de este habitual picaflor del patio de mi casa, no lo llamé común tal cual dice su nombre para la Argentina porque me parece demasiado lindo para que se lo llame de esa manera, y al igual que las fotos que compartí ayer del Picaflor bronceado con este otro también estuve fotografiándolo en […]
The Gorgeous Orange Bishop
The male Northern Red Bishop or Orange Bishop is a gorgeous little weaver, native to the sub Sahara Desert, Africa. From Wikipedia: The Northern Red Bishop displays prominently, singing high-pitched squeaks from tall grass, puffing out his feathers or performing a slow hovering display flight. It builds a spherical woven nest in tall grass. As […]
Picaflor común (Glittering-bellied Emerald)
Entiendo perfectamente que el adjetivo común hace referencia a las mayores posibilidades de observación de esta especie de picaflor debido a que es una especie abundante, pero no le hace ningún mérito por lo lindo que es, es el que mas me gusta porque del lado que se lo mire a su plumaje este refleja […]
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – continued…
Following my visit to the Rub’ Al-Khali, I returned to Dhahran which would be my base for the next few days. There were a few typical urban birds as well as some others of interest in and around the compound and some of the more open areas. Here is a selection of the common urban […]
Rubʿ al-Khali; The Empty Quarter
At the start of this year I visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and was fortunate to spend a few days at Shaybah in the northeastern edge of this, the world’s largest desert. This region is classified as ‘hyper-arid’ with typical rainfall of less than 30mm per year and is one of the driest regions […]
Hornero (Rufous Hornero)
Hasta los Horneros tienen para entretenerse en el patio, los restos de frutas que quedan en el tronco de la foto atraen a las hormigas y es cosa de casi todos los días ver a los Horneros caminando por el tronco alimentándose de las hormigas; lo que hace rato que no uso son semillas de […]
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks
Over the last few months, I’ve been watching a Red-shouldered Hawks’ nest at Central Winds Park. It all started with their courtship along rte 434 just south of the park. Then I found their nest inside the park. I’ve seen the fledgings hanging out on branches by the nest, and now they’re flying around the […]
WIN the Best Photo of the Week Competition 13 Jul 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 13 July 2013, so don’t […]