The Arenal Observatory Lodge has several feeders to attract birds and they did their job. I was able to photograph honeycreepers, tanagers, oropendola, woodpeckers and more. The bird feeders also attracted White-nosed Coatis which fed on the scraps. These bold creatures would walk right into the restaurant if given a chance. There is an extensive […]
Best Photo of the Week Competition 30 Jun 2012
Our “Best Photo of the Week” competition has again taken us on a world-wide tour. We visited Algonquin Park in Canada, Lema Ranch in California, Antelope Island State Park in Utah and the white, sandy beaches of Florida. From there we went to Kenya and Tanzania. In between we paid surprise visits to a wildlife-rich […]
Unusual tern settled in Llanelli, Wales
Squally weather blows rare gull-billed tern off course to WWT Llanelli June 2012. Birders are flocking (Why do birders always flock? Why don’t they migrate, slime or even ponce?) to WWT NationalWetland Centre Wales at Llanelli to see an extremely rare gull-billed tern who has taken up residence. It is thought the recent squally weather […]
Best Photo of the Week Ended 23 Jun 2012
We are pleased to present the winners of our most recent “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize goes to Don Getty for his photo entitled “Collared Aracari”, Second Prize to John Andrew Wright for “Narcissus Flycatcher” and the Third Prize shared by Julie Brown for “Adult Burrowing Owl” and Raymond Barlow for Spot-winged tit (see images […]
A Twisting Tangle
Tiny hunters break the silk bonds tethering them to the past, their birth a twisting tangle of legs and hunger. • Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
Odd Black Skimmer Behavior
On April 30, 2008 I was photographing Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) on the north beach of Fort De Soto when one of the birds started exhibiting a behavior that I had not seen in Black Skimmers before. There are times when the male Black Skimmer passes a fish, leaf or twig to the female skimmer […]
Tarantula. Scorpion.
There are no time for words, my friends. No time! This tarantula is the second cutest one I’ve seen, I think. Yeah, second cutest. It’s a toss up though. They are all over the place at the field sites in Austin. All over. The bark scorpions are pretty much all around also, I kinda like […]
Tree Swallows and Their Nestlings
Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) are cavity nesters just like Bluebirds. If you are a Bluebird trail monitor, especially if your trail is near water, you are very likely to have Tree Swallows nesting in your nest boxes. Click on photos for full sized images. One of my Bluebird trails is at Lema Ranch, a facility […]