It may surprise you that I believe Canon’s 180mm macro lens to be the best macro lens for nature photography. After all, a few years ago, Canon released a new macro lens, the EF 100mm f/2.8L. It’s smaller, lighter, cheaper, auto-focuses faster, has a wider maximum aperture, and it even sports a new hybrid form […]
Frutero cabeza negra (Hooded tanager)
Como se complica el hecho de fotografiar aves y mencionar acerca de los lugares en donde se obtuvieron dichas fotografías; lo que en un principio se hace con la finalidad de acercar a la gente a la naturaleza y conocer un poco mas acerca de estos maravillosos individuos con quienes compartimos casa, termina siendo utilizado […]
Dagens bilder
En natt i tjäderkojan gav inte mycket mer än ännu en fin naturupplevelse, man vaknar 03:00 då tupparna sätter igång och knäpper sittandes i träden efter nästan en timme så hoppar de ner på backen och börja spelet med knäppningar, sisningar, rapar. men denna morgon tog det slut ganska fort och tuppen började äta istället […]
White Ibis with an Eyebrow
This past Saturday on Blackpoint Wildlife Drive, we also had the chance to see an immature White Ibis fly by. This particular individual interests me because it appears he has a eye brow. I suspect this has to do with the bird’s molt into adult plumage. Immature White Ibises have feathers in the area around […]
The Inter-tidal Mudskippers of Kuwait
There are often quiet times in between coastal birding, especially during low-tide when the sea appears to fade away in the shimmering distance. However, if you look more closely on the mud flats during low tide, you will find some interesting species and for this post these are inter-tidal Mudskippers; a fascinating species in their […]
Baby Birds and Cave Arms
Why hello there friends, hello. Not to be one of those talk-about-the-weather-all-the-time types, but crapballs! May 2nd and I was decked out in long underwear, gloves and hat again today. So confusing.(Above: Black-and-white Warbler with a caterpillar), below: Painted Bunting hunkering down in some thistle) Black-capped nestlings-they’ve hatched. Golden-cheeked Warblers have fledgies. This season is […]
The Northern Spotted Owl: One of the Most Studied Owls in the World
I recently attended the Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival located in Arcata and the surrounding areas of Northern California. One of the reasons I wanted to attend this magnificent seventeen year old festival was because of the diversity of birds and wildlife located in the area. Confirmation of my attendance was made when I […]
Florida Scrub Jay
After we finished Blackpoint Drive this past Saturday, we drove out to Scrub Ridge Trail to look for Scrub Jays. I first visited this area in 2010, and during my first view visits, I would usually find them, but they seemed to take no interest in me. A couple years ago, though, all that began […]