Part 05/8 of Glenn Bartley’s month-long trip around Ecuador. Other highlight birds during our time on the East slope included the stunning EcuadorianHillstar and the cute little Tawny Antpitta. During our stay on the east slope we also enjoyed some of the best food inEcuador. The soups especially were to die for! If you think […]
Birds of the Prairie, Part 1
Living in the US heartland, much of our prairie land has been lost to development. However, our remaining prairies can be a fun place to bird and enjoy wildflowers. In Part 1, I will share some of my recent prairie bird images that I have made this winter in several Missouri prairies. The feature of […]
A Living Landscape
The smallest spider wakes before dawn, a living landscape points to a history that might have been.
Birdsong in the Puerto Rican Rain Forest
I first got the opportunity to visit Puerto Rico on a business trip in March 2005. It left a lasting impression because I returned for a three-week vacation in January 2011. The island is rich in wildlife with many types of habitat including rain forest, marshes and mangroves, beaches and lakes, mountainous areas and dry […]
Birds of Ecuador near the Antisana Volcano
Part 04/8 of Glenn Bartley’s month-long trip around Ecuador. After a drive across the central valley and up and over the Papallacta Pass (where on one of the trips we had spectacular views of the Antisana Volcano) we arrived at our third lodge of the trip. From Sword-billed Hummingbirds to Torrent Ducks and from Rufous-bellied […]
Sights and Sounds: European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
The European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) is a small insectivorous passerine bird. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Night life in the Arava
During the last few days, things haveslow downa bit with migration. Nevertheless we still get 100-150 birds daily at the IBRCE ringing station and there are many Tawny Pipits and the first Short-toed Larks in many fields. The Cinerous Buntingwhich wasoriginally found by Harvey and Mary Van Diek is still present in Ophira Park (which […]
Her Private Rainbow
Her Private Rainbow • Feeling the faint outlines of the long road home, her private rainbow speeds her search for a hint of the heavens.