December has seen the arrival of the final phase of wintering visitors to the Isahaya area. This winter has seen a drop in the number of raptors, however there appears to be an increase in the density and diversity of other species.
The doves of Jizan
Its difficult to know where to start with the trip to Jizan last weekend but I am going with a nice self-contained group – the doves. You don’t go to the south west corner of Saudi Arabia without the hope of seeing African collared dove. Actually they aren’t that common but we picked a couple […]
Semipalmated Plover, North America’s Chidori
Many years ago when I was stationed in Japan I heard a koto musician play a piece called “Chidori,” which means plover in Japanese. The story behind this haunting music is of a Samurai walkinghis guardpost on a castle wall….at dawn he sees a lone plover on the shore and feels a kinship with the […]
Tucán grande (Toco Toucan)
No son las fotografías ideales para esta espectacular especie pero las comparto igual con ustedes, sigo sin suerte con el Tucán grande ya que cuando los escucho y trato de acercarme siempre terminan abandonando el lugar para dirigirse hacia otro árbol a mas de 50 metros de distancia, 63 en este caso medidos al punto […]
Cranes over Arasaki
Formations of cranes (most likely Hooded and White-naped, but could be Sandhill, Common and Siberian mixed in) flying over the eastern fields of Arasaki, Izumi-shi, Kagoshima, Japan, just before sunrise.
Urraca morada (Purplish Jay)
Han pasado 20 meses desde la primera vez que fotografié a la Urraca morada en Paso de la Patria / Corrientes, nunca volví a observarla hasta que nuevamente encontré un pequeño grupo de estas aves en la Estancia Don Joaquín en Formosa. En esta oportunidad compartí el avistaje con Willy y Amado mientras recorríamos un […]
Damselflies and others
In my former post I told you that for taking pictures of damselflies you have to get up early. That’s because these animals need sunshine to warm up. This warmth they need to move. As long as they are not warm enough they do not fly away. So that is the time to make shots […]
Pijuí frente gris (Sooty-fronted spinetail)
Intentar fotografiar un Pijuí despejado y con pocas ramas enfrente es algo bastante complicado; si bien son bastante confiados en su comportamiento el ambiente en el que habitan constituye un verdadero dolor de cabeza para el fotógrafo; son aves que se mueven en el estrato bajo y denso y no hay muchos lugares descubiertos a […]