No defenses against her tricks, she leads the quietest of lives, enchanting you with her silent straightjacket. • Chinese mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
Avian Action at La Janda
As the sun set over Vejer de la Frontera in Cadiz province, Andalucía , the surrounding area below this white village or ‘pueblo blanco ‘ known as La Janda had been receiving thousands of new migrant birds that arrive in the southern tip of the European mainland and feed up in preparation for their onward […]
Evening Grosbeaks Irrupt at the American Birding Association
Evening Grosbeak Pair (Coccothraustes vespertinus) photos by Larry Jordan That massive beak sported by the Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) turns from white to a pearly yellowish-green in breeding season (click on photos for full sized images). I was fortunate to have a flock of these beauties visit me last summer. Here you can see a […]
Orange County (California) Birds of Prey
Of all the subjects I photograph, birds of prey are my favorite. These predators are birds that hunt for food primarily via flight, using their keen senses, especially vision. Many different species call Orange County, California their home. With some moderate hiking and a small dose of patience, it is possible to capture most of […]
Raymond’s Bee-eater with a Bee?
A very cool experience! On a tour last year in Tanzania Africa, we were working the trails in a great park called Lake Maranyara. We stop for our lunch at a group area near the dried up lake, so I quickly “wolfed” down my chicken and snacks, and started working the area on foot. Our […]
Best Photo of the Week Ended 11 Aug 2012
We are pleased to announce the five winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to Glenn Bartley for “Pacific Loon” and second prize to Jefferson Silva for “Burrowing Owl”. Third Prize is shared by Carol Duke for “Magical Metamorphosis”, Stephen Daly for “Zitting Cisticola” and Terry Pickford […]
Vale Nature Reserve, a wildlife paradise!
About a year I’ve made regular incursions in the Vale Nature Reserve. So, I’m able to speak of my experiences there, what I saw and what I think about that place. The Reserve is in Brazil, state of Espírito Santo, in Linhares, a city 109,4 miles away from the capital Vitoria. There are 85 square […]
The Black-bellied Whistling Duck
If you live in Florida, you have just about year around photo ops with the black-bellied whistling duck. In the USA, it can be found also in parts of southeast Texas, seasonally in southeast Arizona and Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. Florida is one of the rare places, in the USA, that it breeds, otherwise in tropical […]