Acorn Weevil on a live oak acorn. This little buddy was on the same acorn for 2 days straight, I guess he or she had some serious drilling to do. Both genders feed by drilling into the acorn, and the females will lay eggs inside. Help me out here, because I’d love to know. It […]
Painted Lady and American Lady Butterflies
The discerning eye can pick out the intricate forms of colors found on the wings of the Painted Lady butterfly and not confuse it with the very similar American Lady butterfly.
Anna’s Hummingbird – Claypte anna
The Anna’s is one of the four different Hummingbird Species found along the Pacific coast of North America. Two species: the Anna’s Hummingbird, and the Costa’s Hummingbird are the only two in the genus Calye. This genus is the “helmeted” hummingbirds, so named because their crown and gorget (chin feathers) form an iridescent ‘helmet’. In […]
Emotional Fireworks
Emotional fireworks scatter like confetti, an airborne argument between petty criminals. Sparrow – Passer domesticus
Snow Geese
Snow geese are migrating in North America. Visit my blog by clicking “web” under my bio below, for more. My book Field Guide to Urban Wildlife has many more urban wildlife stories.
Jouanin’s Petrel Fest
For the last few years we have been running fairly regular Pelagic trips off the east coast of the UAE. Always out of Khor Kalba with our captain Abdullah. He has become very knowledgeable with regard to the birds and now has the longest Pelagic list of any birder in the UAE. He has become […]
Oe Reclaimed Land Area
One of the lesser-known reclaimed land areas around Isahaya Bay is Oe. This site is actually one of my favourites for photography, as there are usually no other people around and the backgrounds can be very nice if the angle is right. It is also good both at early morning and late afternoon, as you […]