During the trip to the Jizan area, much of the heron family activity was at Lake Maliki. This is the largest fresh water mass in the kingdom by a big margin. The two commonest heron family members were glossy ibis and squacco heron. I looked carefully through the glossy bis for juvenile northern bald ibis. […]
Cedar Waxwings, a New Year, a New Yardbird
Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) are seen here in Northern California every winter, but this year, they were seen in my yard for the first time! Click on photos for full sized images. The mainstay of the Cedar Waxwing is fleshy fruits and during the winter their diet is almost completely fruit. This dependance on a […]
Monterita cabeza negra (Black-capped Warbling-Finch)
Primero que nada y antes de escribir acerca de las fotografías que van a ilustrar esta entrada quiero hacerles llegar de parte de los integrantes del grupo Aves del NEA los mejores deseos de felicidad y prosperidad para este año 2013 que recién comienza, queremos agradecerles a todos ustedes amigos lectores vuestra compañía a lo […]
2012: A Year in Review
Well, I must say it’s been a pretty good year. I made my goal for the year, and then some. I wanted to see 250 birds in the State of Florida, and I found 259, and I also found 272 total this year (including visits to TX, MD and VA). I also have discovered the […]
Merritt Island NWR, 12/31/2012
I spent the last morning of the year at Merritt Island. We went by Blackpoint Wildlife Drive and then Biolab Rd. I was hoping to find one more species for the year, but it looks like I’ll have to end the year at 259 Florida birds. Still, it was a nice, sunny day, and there […]
Welcome to Twenty 13 !
Southern Double-Collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) – Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa – Dana Allen Photo Safari with Journeys Unforgettable Photographic Safaris Nikon D4. Nikon 200-400mm f4. Nikon TC-20e III. ISO 800. f8 @ 1/1000 Sec. Lexar 1000x media.
Female Hen Harrier Hunting
This morning at Oe I photographed this female Hen Harrier as it hunted small passerines in the reeds. The reeds at Oe have lots of Reed, Meadow and Masked Bunting, along with Zitting Cisticola, Eurasian Siskin, Brambling, Oriental Greenfinch and Chinese Penduline Tit – any of which would be targeted by a harrier. This particular […]
In my garden, there is…
In my garden, there is… “Robin” who dances for his public, meaning me! He is happy, he has a human admirer! OK, I wanted to dream on but no, it’s just a Blue tit who made him jump!