It was a slow morning for bird photography today, but three White-tailed Deer were kind enough to walk by as I was looking for sparrows at Marl Bed Flats. Two of them allowed me to take their picture. So I thought it would be fitting today to expand my wildlife galleries here to include mammals. […]
Golondrina doméstica (Gray-breasted Martin)
Este año volvimos a encontrar a las Golondrinas anidando debajo del nuevo puente sobre el Arroyo Garupá en la Ruta Provincial 204 hacia Profundidad, a diferencia con el año anterior en el que estaban solas, este día también pudimos fotografiar en el mismo lugar a un grupo de Golondrinas ribereñas compartiendo la estructura del puente. […]
The Jaws of Life…
A lioness carries her newborn cub to the safety of a new den away from the rising floodwaters of the Okavango. Jao Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana. Nikon D3s. Nikon 200-400mm f4. ISO 800. f4 @ 1/4000 sec. Lexar media.with Kwetsani Camp
Best Photo of the Week Ended 01 Dec 2012
We are pleased to announce the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. Fabiola Forns wins First Prize for her outstanding photo “Atlantic Puffin with Sand Eel”. Ron McCombe wins Second Prize with “Wrens “Having a word”” and Don Getty wins Third Prize with “Snow Geese Mass Lift-Off”. See images below […]
Bosque del Apache Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese
After photographing the spring migration of sandhill cranes through Nebraska for many years, I finally had the opportunity to shoot these interesting creatures in their most notable winter habitat at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico earlier this week. I associate sandhill cranes with Nebraska so it seemed odd to encounter these […]
More at Oe
A few more rare birds photographed at Oe recently, along with some common ones.
Blue and Green = Pink?
Blue-green algae and brine shrimp form a major part of the Greater Flamingo‘s (Phoenicopterus roseus) diet and are rich in carotenoids. These carotenoids are broken down into pigments which give the pink coloration to the feathers, bill and legs of the flamingo. Obviously, these guys are working off a different colour wheel than the rest […]
