It’ll take a while to catch up, but here are just two avian highlights.
POLL: Should snow leopards be protected by stronger law enforcement?
Hundreds of snow leopards are being killed every year across the mountains of central Asia, threatening the already endangered big cat, according to a new report. There are as few as 4,000 of the solitary and elusive cat remaining and numbers have fallen by a fifth in the last 16 years. But between 220 and […]
Returning to Namibia
For someone who feasibly lives merely a day’s hard drive from the glorious expanse that is Namibia, I visit very seldom. I suppose that’s the way it is – life gets in the way, other destinations beckon…but that will change soon. We will be embarking on a 24-day camping adventure, with families in tow, across […]
Africa’s reviled vultures are being hunted to the brink
Vultures are rarely viewed as the poster boys and girls of the natural world. They have repulsive eating habits and are strikingly ugly. Nevertheless, they play a critical role in maintaining the ecological health of many parts of the world. Vultures consume animal carcasses more effectively than any other scavengers and because their digestive juices […]
Mesmerized By One Proud And Noble Bluebird
It was a beautiful Fall morning yesterday with crisp, clean air and bright blue skies. I was out making my rounds looking for birds that I haven’t seen yet this year. I don’t consider myself to be a “lister” but I have been keeping track of bird species that I see in my county during […]
POLL: Should shark-baiting be banned?
The controversial practice of baiting in shark diving has been called into question in response to several recent incidents, as unsuspecting sharks attracted to cages with bait ended up inside cages with equally surprised divers. According to underwater photographer and shark diving expert Brian Skerry, it would be impossible to see great white sharks without […]
In search of Leopards
A few years ago my wife and I traveled to Sri Lanka in the hopes of seeing and photographing Leopards in Yala NP. One of the few places in the world were they are reportedly active in daylight hours. We were somewhat disappointed with result, one sighting over three days and then having to put […]
Milano chico (Pearl Kite) Gampsonyx swainsonii
Un día después a su primer registro del Milano chico en el Itá Lucho regresó al lugar y lo volvió a fotografiar. Estas imáges corresponden al día 14 de Julio y se obtuvieron en horas de la mañana, la luz mejoró un poco y por tal motivo pude recortar un poco mas las imágenes para […]