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!
Grote Zilverreiger
Als laatste dit jaar een kort blogje met wat foto van een Zilverreiger. Deze foto’s zijn op dezelfde dag genomen als het Torenvalkje. Deze zilverreiger liep voor de hut wat heen en weer te zoeken naar wat eten. Op een gegeven ogenblik begon de zon te schijnen en kwam de reiger tussen de zon en […]
Red kite
Milvus milvus Accipitriformes – Accipitridae The pics here are not re-framed: he is about 9 meters from the mirador. I grab my 300 mm lens and I jump to another opening. The fellow does not notice it coming out, his attention is kept on other birds of prey. That is the closest I can ever […]
‘Down and dirty’ with Red-kneed Dotterels
Red-kneed Dotterels are endemic to Australia and are usually found around the muddy edges inland freshwater lakes and swamps. The unprecedented wet years of 2010 and 2011 drenched the country and there was large scale breeding of many species. Since 2011 the interior has returned to its normal aridity and many species, including the dotterels, […]