Phoenicurus ochruros – Passeriformes – Muscicapidae She swallowed this larva as is, no frying like it’s done in Africa with the Mopani worms, served in some restaurants… I haven’t tried them, although my son has assured me the “delicacy” is a real treat! LOL! Hey, if you consider that “froggies” eat snails… Rouge-Queue femelle Avalée […]
Bolivia Trip Report Part III
Bolivia is an extremely diverse country when it comes to birds. In fact, some say that if it wasn’t land-locked it would have more species than any other country. Endemism is not especially high but there are some stunners to search for such as the Red-fronted Macaw and Black-hooded Sunbeam. The country lacks a field […]
Warm enough to fly in mid-December
The fly can be seen in the center of this photograph of the planter still decorated for autumn harvest in mid-December. The temperature peaked at 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4.4 C) on December 18th in Brighton, Michigan, but that didn’t deter a Common Green Bottle Fly from venturing out. Perhaps he had burrowed into the soilof […]
Wildlife in a Suburban Garden
It’s interesting to note that the common tit species in the UK and Europe have beaks of slightly different lengths and shapes. This enables them to co-exist in the same habitat and even in the same mixed species flocks. Coal Tits for example, although smaller than Blue Tits, have a longer and proportionally longer beak. […]
Suirirí pico corto (Southern Scrub-Flycatcher)
Siguiendo el orden de mis archivos fotográficos hoy le toca el turno de presentación al Suirirí pico corto; a este lo pudimos fotografiar durante nuestro viaje a la Provincia de Formosa el mes pasado. Es un pájaro muy parecido a los Fiofíos y no lo identifiqué hasta que llegué a mi casa y pude sentarme […]
Northern Mockingbird on Canal Street
My search for Henslow’s, Le Conte’s and White-crowned Sparrows have so far come up empty. I’m still hopeful, though. This morning I returned to Canal St., where I’d found Savannah, Vesper, and Grasshopper Sparrows earlier this month. The morning started out very cloudy, and the birds seemed content to stay hidden and quiet, but the […]
Pepitero de collar (Golden-billed Saltator)
Hoy les presento al Pepitero de collar, si bien ya estaba publicada esta especie acá en el blog, pasó mucho tiempo desde Octubre del 2010 cuando publiqué una fotografía de esta especie que Matías Cáceres había compartido con nosotros. Durante este viaje a la provincia de Formosa tuvimos la oportunidad de observar a varios individuos […]
Carpintero real (Green-barred Woodpecker)
No tuvimos mucha suerte con los Pájaros carpinteros durante los dos días que estuvimos en la Provincia de Formosa, uno de los objetivos del viaje fue el de intentar obtener alguna fotografía del Carpintero copete pajizo (Celeus lugubris) pero en la Estancia Ñu Porá nos tuvimos que conformar con el Carpintero campestre y una sola […]