We are pleased to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. Dana Allen wins First Prize for his outstanding photo “Onset of Darkness”. Ron McCombe wins Second Prize with “Capercaillie” and Noushka Lavril wins Third Prize with “Robin (Erithacus rubecula)”. See images below with links to the original articles. […]
The young king
Hoy les dejo una toma de una especie muy conocida, en Argentina Cardenal común (Paroaria coronata). Observando que se alimentaba de las semillas del pasto la idea era lograr fundir el suelo con el fondo para lo cual ubiqué la cámara en una depresión del suelo de manera que el primer plano de la gramilla […]
Tueré grande (Black-tailed Tityra)
4 de la tarde y el calor no aflojaba, ni una gota de aire en movimiento llámese viento como para calmar un poco el infierno, dos botellas de agua mineral consumidas en un buen tereré para refrigerar mi esqueleto mientras estaba tirado en la cama contando los minutos que faltaban para que baje un poco […]
Migration Kickstart
When we use the phrase “Spring Migration” around here we usually think about the period between mid Feb- mid May. During this period we use to see the big numbers of migrants of all sorts and species going through this wonderful area. Last week we had very wet (in Eilat standards) weekend which was followed […]
Boyero cacique (Red-rumped Cacique)
Juvenil de Boyero cacique fotografiado desde la ventana de mi cabaña en El Soberbio padeciendo conmigo de la calurosa siesta del día 6 de Diciembre del año pasado, a diferencia con otras aves esta especie prácticamente no abandonaba la sombra y se movían solamente en sectores de abundante cubierta vegetal. Como se diferencia un Boyero […]
The Elephants of Abu…
An afternoon swim is a surprising place for an amazing encounter with the elephant herd at Abu Camp in the Okavango. Okavango Delta, Botswana. Nikon D3s. Nikon 28-300 mm. ISO 800. f6.7 @ 1/2000 Sec. Lexar media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari With Abu Camp.
Lesser Scaup
One of the difficulties in birdwatching is telling similar species apart. In the duck family, the greater and lesser scaup can be difficult to distinguish. In my blog http://photobee1.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-to-recognize-different-species-of.html I gave some helpful hints on how to distinguish between the greater and lesser scaup
European Greenfinch VS Sparrowhawk
Passeriformes – Fringillidae – For a few days I have observed, from the corner of my eye a fairly large bird flying swiftly over and around my tent and above the feeding table making the passerine birds quite nervous. Until today I hadn’t been able to see what it was, but this morning, it settled […]