Burrowing Owls(Athene cunicularia) are active both day and night but they nest in underground burrows making them sometimes difficult to spot. If you are out looking for thesecharismatic little owls you may expect to see something like this, just a head sticking above the rim of the burrow entrance(click on photos for full sized images). […]
Great Horned Owlet
I followed a family of Great Horned Owls during the spring of 2011 near my home in Atlantic Beach, Florida. I was so fortunate to photograph the two owlets from little white fuzz balls to young adults flying off with the parents to hunt.
Eastern Bluebird
This male was photographed at the Arthur Langford nature reserve in Frogmore, Ontario last June. He and the female had a successful brood in a bluebird box located on the property.
Best Photo of the Week Ended 04 Aug 2012
We are pleased to present the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is shared by Don Getty with “Say’s Phoebe” and Angad Achappa with “Blue-tailed Bee-eaters”. Third Prize goes to Rick Lieder for “Below the Stars”. See images below with links to the original articles. The voting for […]
Birding in Ontario by Glenn Bartley Part III
The next morning I woke up and decided to try to track down my main target bird for the trip. Walking around the campground I faced two immediate problems. The first was that the habitat wasn’t right. The forests were dominated by coniferous trees and the understorey was pretty open – definitely not right. The […]
Zone-tailed Hawks!
(Buteo albonotatus) Impressive and intimidating birds, I think. In the US, If you’re lucky, you can find these guys in various parts of Arizona and New Mexico, and in Southern and West Texas. If you’re not really sure what you’re looking at, you might mistake these guys for a Turkey Vulture at first glance. They’ve […]
Tangled Airstrip
Hunting empty trails, launching from tangled airstrips into a world just out of reach, a cricket waits for the wind to break. • Carolina Ground Cricket | Eunemobius carolinus
Birding in Churchill by Glenn Bartley Part IV
It is always such a treat to visit Churchill. The birds and photo opportunities really are fantastic. We had a wonderful time shooting speeding Eiders flying by while sitting on the shore of the Hudson’s Bay. Our time spent photographing Pacific Loons, Horned Grebes and Long-tailed Ducks on their breeding ponds was also excellent. Searching […]