Únicamente así podía sacarte una foto bien cerca mío, tuviste que venir volando para que no te des cuenta de mi presencia. Este día en particular habíamos visto muchas monjitas con Amado y con Willy, pero estas fieles a su comportamiento abandonaban el lugar ante el menor intento de acercamiento de nuestra parte, salvo en […]
Killdeer bath
Took a quick trip over to the coast to play and camp and take some photos yesterday. Checked out Sea Rim State Park and McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge, both on the northern Texas Coast. I had spent some time at McFaddin before, but not the state park. Only bad thing was driving through Port Arthur. […]
Best Photo of the Week Ended 15 Dec 2012
We are pleased to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition.Walter Baliero wins First Prize for his outstanding photo “Andean hummingbird”. Dana Allen wins Second Prize with “Masai giraffe” and Glenn Bartley wins Third Prize with “Plush-crested Jay”. See images below with links to the original articles. The voting […]
The Marsh tit
Marsh tit (Poecile palustris)- The sun is on and off, but here are a couple of pictures of this fast moving little tit. I used to have very few the past years in my garden, but this time round there are 5 or 6 a least – 300 mm + convert. 1/4 It stayed a […]
Curutié blanco (Stripe-crowned Spinetail)
Hoy comienzo a presentarles las nuevas especies de aves que hemos podido registrar en la Provincia de Formosa, comienzo con el Curutié blanco el cual nos costó bastante obtener estas dos imágenes que van a ilustrar esta entrada. Habíamos encontrado un claro en el medio de un montecito en la Estancia Ñu Porá durante la […]
The White Stork
Two birds are perched on a dead tree while 5 others are grazing in the middle of a field close by. The light is not good, and the clouds are quickly thickening… A few couples have been nesting and hibernating in the area for a couple of years now, much to the delight of everyone […]
Lake Lotus Park, 12/11/2012
It was slow at Lake Lotus this morning. I first drove by an orange grove nearby to see what I could find–the most interesting find was a small flock of House Finches. Then I went to Lake Lotus and walked the boardwalk. The most interesting bird I found there was a Swamp Sparrow, but my […]