This morning was my best birding morning at Marl Bed Flats, though the photographic side of my brain must have shut down. I went there early this morning hoping to meet with the Space Coast Birding Festival group. I thought they were going to meet there at 6:00am, but apparently they were meeting elsewhere and […]
Little Big Econ SP, 1/22/2013
This afternoon I decided to drop by the Little Big Econ State Park for a few minutes. I’ve driven by this place many times on my way to Geneva WA and other places. I don’t know why I’ve never come here before. Maybe it’s because they couldn’t decide if it was little or big. But […]
Thumamah escarpment
For the second half of last Thursday’s birding trip, Lou Regensmorter and I ventured up to the top of the Tuwaiq escarpment north of Riyadh. In part we were looking for the elusive hooded wheatear which is one of my nemesis birds. In part this was a speculative look at a potentially new birding place. […]
First Rain…
The arrival of the first rain on Zambia‘s Busanga Plains brings with it a sense of anticipation and change. Busanga Plains , Kafue National Park, Zambia. Nikon D3s. Nikon 200-400 mm. ISO 800. f 4.8 @ 1/500 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allenwww.photosafari-africa.net with Shumba Camp.
Do You Enjoy Our National Wildlife Refuges?
Do you enjoy our National Wildlife Refuges? Did you know that our national wildlife refuges are home to more than 700 types of birds, 220 varieties of mammals, 250 kinds of reptiles and amphibians, 1,000 species of fish and countless invertebrates and plants. They provide havens for some 280 endangered species, from the Florida panther […]
Comedero de invierno
Con la llegada del invierno nuestras pequeñas aves mueren por falta de alimentos, con el fin de hacer un poco mas llevaderos estos meses de frio monto un comedero el cual es frecuentado por Carboneros comunes (Parus major), Pinzones vulgares (Fringilla coelebs), Herrerillos comunes (Cyanistes caeruleus) Petirrojos (Erithacus rubecula), etc. Yo les alimento y ellos […]
Oasis
American robins and other wild creatures have to get creative if they want to quench a winter thirst (Photo: Ingrid Taylar, Creative Commons license). Which season comes to mind when you read these words? parched; desiccated; shriveled; arid; sere; If you’re a wild thing, the answer may well be winter. Sure, the heat of summer […]