In this part two of my photography trip would like to highlight some areas and zones around Egypt, for this part I am introducing Sinai region and its birds. Sinai is a major stop and one of the most important IBAs in the migratory route from Europe to Africa and back during spring and autumn, […]
Guyana, is that in Africa?
So little is known about Guyana that when I mention we are doing conservation work there we are generally met with, “wow, I have always wanted to go to Africa” or “Don’t drink the coolaid”. Within this small country (80,000 square miles or the size of all of New England) lies one of the largest, […]
Birding in British Columbia – Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Part 7/10 of my very action packed 6 weeks of traveling around the country in search of birds. In mid-May I set off for my annual road trip. This year I wanted to focus on the interior of British Columbia and some of the fantastic species that breed here. I spent 20 days camping out […]
Birding in British Columbia – Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis)
Part 6/10 of my very action packed 6 weeks of traveling around the country in search of birds. In mid-May I set off for my annual road trip. This year I wanted to focus on the interior of British Columbia and some of the fantastic species that breed here. I spent 20 days camping out […]
Birding in British Columbia – Arctic Tern (Strena paradisaea)
Part 5/10 of my very action packed 6 weeks of traveling around the country in search of birds. In mid-May I set off for my annual road trip. This year I wanted to focus on the interior of British Columbia and some of the fantastic species that breed here. I spent 20 days camping out […]
Greater Sage-Grouse On The Lek – A Sure Sign Of Spring
There is no surer sign of spring in the American West than the Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) strutting their stuff on their breeding grounds, known as leks. The Grouse return to traditional leks year after year. Males display two inflated yellow air sacks on their throats and spread their long pointed tail feathers to attract […]
Black-winged Kite (Dhahran) a first for the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia
In the morning of the 29th March an adult Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus) was present at the Percolation Pond in Dhahran Camp. The bird was sitting on top of a dead tree and was being mobbed by a flock of Common Mynas. Later in the day the bird was present in the Spray fields perched […]
Birds and Elephants
During the crazy times of flooding in Bangkok, our family decided to spend some time in higher ground and what could it be better than Khao Yai, with the National Park of the same name which is a World’s Heritage Site from Unesco and a paradise of wildlife and with my good friend Guide A, […]