We were up at 05:00 and headed to Hillside Park where we birded from 06:00-09:00. This was a lovely mixed area of forest with maple, oak and pines but full of mozzies. We birded a few miles along the various trails accessible from the car park at the eastern end of Abbott Road. Highlights here […]
POLL: Should cruel hare coursing be banned in Ireland?
On Thursday June 23rd, a Bill to ban the vile “sport” of live hare coursing will be debated in the Dail, the Republic of Ireland’s parliament. The following Thursday – June 30th – the Bill will be voted on. Your support is urgently needed to help persuade Irish politicians to vote for this measure. If passed […]
Hedmark, Norway
I’ll be off to Hedmark again before I am finished with the posts from my trip last week. Here are the final pictures and now it is only videos to go. This post features amongst others Siberian Jay, Three-toed Woodpecker, Parrot Crossbill, Slavonian Grebe, Waxwing, Cuckoo and Willow Tit (which was seen in an as […]
Australia’s largest cockatoo threatened by bauxite mining
Australia’s spectacular palm cockatoo is being put at risk by proposed bauxite mines, conservationists have said. The Cape York palm cockatoo, Australia’s largest cockatoo, is listed as vulnerable under Australia’s federal environment laws. About 3,000 mature birds are thought to exist, and their numbers are declining. It is considered a distinct subspecies of the palm […]
Atajacaminos tijera (Scissor-tailed Nightjar) Hydropsalis torquata
Estas fotografías no tienen ni punto de comparación con aquel fugaz registro que tuvimos con un Atajacaminos tijera macho en las cercanías de Fachinal en el que apenas tuvimos una sola posibilidad de lograr una sola foto y bastante lejos porque ni nos dió la menor chance de acortar distancias. Durante la noche del 22 […]
Central bearded dragons change sex when the heat is on
Dragon sex. It turns out it’s complicated. Whether the Australian central bearded dragon grows up to be a male or a female depends not only on its genetics but also on the temperature of the nest in which it is incubated. What’s more, the females with male sex genes grow up to display many male […]
Resident breeders and last migrants – Jubail
The last visit to the Jubail area produced few birds of note. Most of them were resident breeders as would be expected in the summer months but I did see two late migrants in the form of a couple of Spotted Flycathcers and a female Red-back Shrike. Resident breeding birds included plenty of Graceful Prinias […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 11 Jun 2016
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Scott Simmons wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Opossum with Young”. Sahasrangshu Choudhury wins Second Prize for his outstanding composition “The Guardian”. Third Prize goes to Noushka Wildlife for her excellent photo entitled “Courtship Offering”. See detailed results below: (click on […]