Que mejor lugar para este Chinchero que los huecos del tronco de esta palmera para encontrar arañas o insectos!!! Estas fotografías se obtuvieron en el patio de la casa de Luis en el Club Refugio Ombú en los últimos meses del año pasado.
New monkey species discovered in the Amazon Rainforest
Flaming orange tail and ochre sideburns set new Brazilian monkey apart from its closest relatives. Scientists have discovered a new species of titi monkey in Brazil, according to a recent paper published in scientific journal Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. Titis (genus: Callicebus) are new world monkeys found across South America. These tree-dwelling primates have long, […]
The fate of our Blackcaps on Cyprus – food for thought!
This is how our Blackcaps end up in Cyprus: as dead meat! 2.500.000 migrating birds are killed each year in Cyprus alone. Stop the illegal killing of migrating birds in Cyprus and DONATE HERE! Twice a year Cyprus, the third greatest island in the mediterranean, is a crucial stopover site for millions of migrating birds during […]
Vesper Sparrow at Canal St.
I love Vesper’s Sparrows. They seem like Savannah Sparrows with an extra dash of class. This guy was hanging out with a bunch of Savannah Sparrows at my favorite little sparrow spot in Oviedo.
Poll: Should koalas be culled in overpopulated areas to prevent starvation?
Australia needs to consider allowing healthy koalas to be euthanised in order to control numbers in overpopulated areas, where the animals risk dying painfully from starvation, a koala expert says. Although not endangered in any state, koalas are listed as vulnerable in the eastern states of Queensland and New South Wales, where their habitat is […]
Harpía (Harpy Eagle) Harpia harpyja
El Bosque Atlántico es un complejo de 15 ecorregiones que se extiende en tres países: Brasil, Paraguay y Argentina; de la superficie que originariamente ocupaba, hoy se conserva aproximadamente el 7 % de toda su masa. En Misiones puntualmente el Bosque Atlántico está representado por lo que denominamos Selva Misionera o Paranaense que en su […]
Study shows one reason why pigeons so rarely crash
A pair of researchers with Harvard University has uncovered one of the secrets behind pigeons’ impressive flight abilities. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, David Williams and Andrew Biewener describe how they videotaped some of the birds flying through an obstacle course they made, and what they found when […]
Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Secret Lake Park
The other day I went to Secret Lake Park on my way into work. It’s a pretty little park, and I’ve not found a whole lot of wonderful things there. But it just seems like it’s the kind of place that should turn up something good from time to time. So I walked around the […]