Part 4/6 of my month down in Costa Rica leading a few photography workshops. We had some really nice opportunities throughout the tours and many wonderful images were made. Costa Rica is one of those countries that is just so pleasant to visit. Most birds around the area were also fun to find and photograph. […]
Lush Green Spring – Ottawa International Airport
It was a fantastic morning with blue skies and bright sunshine. We went to the grassy fields south of Ottawa to explore the open habitats around Ottawa International Airport. Not surprisingly, we had all our target sparrows such as Grasshopper, Field, Clay-coloured and Vesper Sparrow. We also had Eastern Bluebird, Bobolink, Indigo Bunting and Brown […]
Sea Eagles Poisoned and Shot in Ireland
Minister Deenihan condemns killing of White- tailed Eagles in Mayo and Donegal May 2012. Irish minister Jimmy Deenihan, has condemned the apparent poisoning of White tailed Eagles in Mayo and another recently in Donegal. Satellite tag The young Mayo eagle, which had been released in Killarney National Park in 2010, was carrying a satellite tag […]
Searching for rare birds
At the weekend I went on a twitch, looking for a rare bird – except it is just a rarer bird rather than a really rare one. I realised that I didn’t see a spotted flycatcher last year, partly because I was looking at mountain bluebirds instead, and I hadn’t seen one yet this year […]
Plus Photo Extract: Top Google Plus Images of the day
Those of you on Google Plus (Google+) will probably have seen that people often tag photos with #PlusPhotoExtract. This is because that places the image in contention for a very intruiging “Photo of the Day” contest. Jarek Klimek from PhotoExtract Online Magazine has written an algorithm that “selects” a selection of images for the day […]
Ulva Island, New Zealand
Ulva Open Sanctuary In some of my previous posts and certainly in future posts Ulva Islandwhere I work as a guidewill be mentioned. It occurs to me that people may be a bit unsure of just what, where and why Ulva is so important as asanctuary. So I have reposted below part of an article […]
The Lone Dancer – Hopes washed away or the return of an Eagle Empire?
It is early spring in 2012 and I am watching an iconic lone male Golden Eagle performing spectacular sky diving displays in the valley of Riggingdale in the stunning remote location of Haweswater. The huge raptor can be seen patrolling his resident territory along with Red Deer grazing the hillsides and the first Meadow Pipits, […]
Yellowstone’s Harlequin Ducks
Typically Harlequin Ducks are found in coastal waters but in the spring they do migrate inland. Yellowstone National Park is thought of as being the southern most inland area where you can find them. Harlequins prefer fast moving water, which makes LeHardy Rapids an ideal spot to find them. But, timing is everything. This section […]