A few weeks ago I was able to photograph a Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) near the marina on Antelope Island State Park, Utah. It was an interesting experience for several reasons. When I first spotted the Shrike it was perched on top of a Rabbitbrush and I was able to get several images of the […]
Extremadura and Coto Doñana Tour
Here are some photo highlights of Limosa Holidays tour to Extremadura and Andalucia. This was a two centre holiday based for four nights outside Trujillo in Extremadura and three on the Doñana at El Rocío. Visit my website to learn more about my activities as a guide in the Andalucia region of Spain.
Look at the Cute Guy
Whoa. Well since that last post was a bit of a downer, here’s something cute to stare at. I love staring at cute stuff. (Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) Jill Wussow Photography
Checkered White Butterfly (Pontia protodice)
A member of the Pieridae family, the Checkered White Butterfly is a wide ranging species with a fast, erratic flight and is difficult to approach and photograph. Related to the Cabbage White, it is considered a pest to plants in the mustard family, including cabbage and capers. Here seen on Beggar Tick (Bidens alba), a […]
Waking Clouds
Songbirds jostle for position with no time to waste, waking sleepy clouds from their spring sleep. • Sparrow | Passer domesticus
Spring in Northants 4 Hello!
It’s a bit of a relief that I have now heard my first cuckoo of the year. It’s very late – I always hear them in April, sometimes mid April, but this year it took until 7 May. I was beginning to wonder whether what I had assumed was just a delay was actually going […]
Keep off Beaches, Peru warns after pelican and dolphin deaths
Peru’s government declared a health alert along its northern coastline on Saturday and urged residents and tourists to stay away from long stretches of beach, as it investigates the unexplained deaths of hundreds of dolphins and pelicans. At least 1,200 birds, mostly pelicans, washed up dead along a stretch of Peru’s northern Pacific coastline in […]
Red-breasted Merganser – At 220mm
You don’t always need to have long focal lengths to get close up images, this image was taken with a moderately priced Nikkor 70-300mm VR at only 220mm and it is practically full frame. How did I get an image of a wild Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) from so close? Patience. I approached the bird […]