We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Morkel Erasmus wins First Prize for his brilliant capture “Two Young Kings”. Sherri Simms wins Second Prize for her outstanding composition “Mom Taking Care of Her Little One”. Third Place goes to Ken Billington for “Common House Sparrow on Red-tile Roof”. See […]
Picaflor esmeralda (Versicolored Emerald) Amazilia versicolor
Preparando estas fotografías de Picaflor esmeralda que me pasó Nicolás veo que desde el año pasado no compartía imágenes de esta especie en el blog. Estas fotos se obtuvieron durante las vacaciones de invierno en el Jardín de los picaflores en Puerto Iguazú Misiones; durante el mes de Mayo pasado registramos a este picaflor en […]
Red List reveals Europe’s farmland wading birds in crisis
The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is out – and it’s sounding alarm bells for some of Europe’s most charismatic and cherished shorebirds (also known as wading birds). The list highlights sharp declines in most farmland wader species across much of Europe in recent decades. In some cases, these falls […]
Abdim’s stork are back
During mid week a week ago, I managed to snatch some time to visit Raysut settling pools in the late afternoon. The good news is that about 45 Abdim’s stork had arrived. It is only in very recent years that they have chosen to winter in Salalah and it looks like that will continue this […]
Video: Meet the Dog Trained to Take Down Poachers
Diego is an anti-poaching dog working for the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, a critical sanctuary for endangered rhinos in Africa and the home of the last male northern white rhino. In this striking short film by Tom Aveling, we get a dog’s-eye view of the obstacles Diego tackles in his training: scaling cliffs, leaping […]
Diucón (Fire-Eyed Diucon) Xolmis pyrope
El Diucón mide entre 19 y 21 cm de largo. Su plumaje es principalmente gris, presentando primarias y cobertoras con distintas tonalidades de grises oscuros. Los ojos son de color rojo brillante, excepto en los ejemplares inmaduros, que los tienen de color pardo. Tiene la garganta y el abdómen blanquecinos. También conocido como urco o […]
Bar Tailed Godwit: New Zealand’s Bird of the Year
The bar-tailed godwit (kuaka) has been crowned New Zealand’s Bird of the Year after three weeks of close competition, heated campaigning and attempts at cheating. The Bird of the Year competition is run each year by Forest & Bird, the New Zealand BirdLife partner. The godwits spur public imagination having the longest migratory flight of […]
Africa’s lion population forecast to drop by half
Lion populations in Africa are likely to shrink by half over the next two decades unless a concerted effort is made to conserve them, a study has found. The study included that grim news that the number of lions in Africa has already halved since the early 1990s. The research looked at 47 African lion […]