Being a new contributor to the blog I now have an opportunity to share these images that I took back in the spring of this year. The pictures portray a youngcommon frog, (Rana temporaria) which is just changing from the tadpole stage in to a froglet, so tiny is it at this stage of life […]
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) – First time this year I can take close ups of this deligtful little bird in my garden! I don’t have a clue though about the berries name! Ok, one more!
Sesión de fotos con el Picaflor vientre negro (Black-throated Mango)
Aprovechando que terminaron las clases y el Jueves tenía un poco mas de tiempo libre al mediodía me senté durante una hora en la galería del patio de mi casa a fotografiar picaflores, por momentos llovía y debido a que las abejas desaparecieron tuve bastante actividad de tres especies de estas aves, las visitas se […]
Fotohut – nog een keer.
Door onvoorziene omstandigheden pas nog een keer naar de eerste fotohut van Han Bouwmeestergeweest. Ondanks het mindere licht die dag toch nog een aantal, in mijn ogen, leuke foto’s kunnen maken. Dit keer naar de eerste hut geweest. Hier waren het deze keer niet de Eekhoorns die de show stalen, maar het echtpaar Specht welke […]
Flame Box Crab at Gasparilla Island Beach
This little Flame Box Crab (Calappa flammea) washed up on the beach on Gasparilla Island Beach State Park. Not uncommon, but rarely seen, the Flame Box Crab quickly burrows in the sand when exposed. The larger of it’s claws can give a surprizingly nasty pinch. It also uses it’s claws as a defense by closing […]
Update from the hide….. mainly Nuthatches
There will be more of these reflected shots to come but probably not today. I am “house-bound” due to the appalling weather and also lack of transport but I have had a nice week and a very successful one as well. I prefer cold bright frosty days, much better for bird watching and photography. Yesterday […]
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) “Dance”
Everyone who has been in Florida, observing and/or photographing the reddish egret is always looking for its feeding dance. However, other members of the egret family also dance for their meals. In particular, the snowy egret will demonstrate multiple behaviors while searching for food. In the article on the snowy egret on the Cornell Laboratory […]
Golondrina ribereña (Southern rough-winged Swallow)
Durante la última recorrida por la ruta provincial 204 tuve la posibilidad de fotografiar a dos especies distintas de golondrinas posadas en el mismo lugar, a diferencia con el año anterior cuando pude encontrar los nidos de la Golondrina doméstica debajo del nuevo puente, en este año también encontré anidando en el lugar a la […]