One of the rarest waders to turn up in Europe was found by a teacher with a party of schoolchildren out on a field trip on Tarifa beach on the morning of the 12th of April 2012. The teacher knew that it was an unusual bird and phoned Fundación Migres, a local NGO that studies […]
GanzenSail
Afgelopen week ‘s avonds na het werk weer een keer de OVP in gegaan. Deze keer begonnen aan de Almeerse kant in de hoop een vos te vinden. Volgens mij was het goed weer om vossen te spotten. Het was me al een paar keer opgevallen dat het met wat minder weer ook minder vossen […]
A Great Find!
I have been very lucky of late to have the opportunity of capturing a pileated woodpecker family at their nest. The nest was in a barren tree trunk void of branches and only about 20 feet high. On top of that the photo viewing was clear of trees. The light at times was not terrific, […]
A Fishy Case of Mistaken Identity
An article written by Kim Tingley and Published in On Earth Magazine 16th April 2012… By outward appearances, the scalloped hammerhead and its newly discovered twin are almost impossible to tell apart Live sharks are hard creatures to count. Typically, to get a sense of whether a species is flourishing or dying out, scientists have […]
Birding Argentina: early fall in Southern Entre Ríos
Saffron-cowled Blackbird – Photograph: Jorge La Grotteria Autumn have just arrived in Central East Argentina, opening a strange period of time for birding in the area. Some of the summer visitors have already gone to the North, some others are still here, and also some of the winter visitors (who come from their breeding areas […]
Cobwebs Shiver
Cobwebs shiver with her tiniest move, a mantis nymph rules an underworld ready for a brutal reckoning, the next instar a far-off dream. • Praying mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
Whoops – American Coot on Thin Ice
Some images are simply too funny not to share. Even with those huge feet this American Coot (Fulica americana) couldn’t stay in top of the ice at a pond near where I live in Salt Lake County, Utah. Any wonderful captions come to mind? Mia McPherson, OntheWingPhotography.com