I don’t know what American grade school kids are being taught these days – I left Oakville Elementary a couple of decades ago (Okay, fine—several decades ago) and since I haven’t had kids of my own I don’t have access to 21st century homework assignments. But I’ll go out on a limb here and bet […]
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
The Common Loon or as known as the Great Northern Diver in Eurasia breeds in the northern portion of North America, Greenland, Iceland and Scotland. It winters on the seacoasts or large lakes of south Europe and the United States. Because of its migration habits, it is seen commonly in the waters off the Massachusetts […]
Gila Mountains, Day I
Went for a week long backpacking trip in New Mexico’s Gila Mountain Wilderness back in August. Yup, ‘m a bit behind here, I know. The Gila’s are in the Southwest part of the state, and I highly recommend visiting. I’m a big fan of New Mexico but this was the first time I’d been to […]
Bee on Fire
This bee is on fire, making one last attempt to change a breeze’s direction, castaway seeds struggling to keep up. • Honey bee | Apis mellifera
Black-crowned Night-Heron Juvenile and Adult
I stopped at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge a few weeks ago on the way back home from a Northern California Audubon Council meeting in Clear Lake and spotted a few Black-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) on the auto tour just before sunset. This juvenile was hunting from a irrigation outlet right next to the auto […]
Great Blue Heron Close-Up
A couple of weeks ago at Lema Ranch I came upon a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) fishing in Leah’s Pond. As is usual for this species, this heron was standing still and waiting for its prey most of the time and slowly walking through the shallow water otherwise, looking for anything that would fit […]
Ring-necked Pheasant
The ring-necked pheasant is one of the most beautiful birds IMO. This one was shot in northwest Missouri with Canon 5D Mark II and Canon EF400mm f/5.6L @ 1/320s f/5.6 iso400. Thanks for looking:
International Bird Rescue Needs Our Help
At International Bird Rescue, this has truly been the year of the Brown Pelican International Bird Rescue has received a record number of Brown Pelicans (Pelicanus magnificens) this year needing rehabilitation. Beginning in 2009, they began putting larger, blue plastic bands on their rescued pelican’s legs for easy identification. And soon, they will be banding […]