The Rufous Hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus) are passing through on their way South to Mexico for the winter. In the past few weeks there have been several at the feeders and feeding from the flowers blooming in the yard. As usual hummingbird feeders are being guarded by individual birds. The female pictured above (click on photos […]
Almost every day I enjoy the company of a maleAnna’s Hummingbird(Calypte anna). He perches on a metal fence I put up to protect a bed of sunflowers we planted outside my home office window. Click on photos for full sized images. He is protecting a hummingbird feeder that hangs from the eves about 12 feet […]
I photographed a male American Kestrel -Falco sparverius – as he fed this morning. He used a large Cordon Cactus as his look-out post and sallied forth to catch large insects on the ground. He would return to his look-out post to eat. During one of his flights I set my camera on ‘high speed […]
I was out at Lema Ranch checking on Bluebird houses Sunday and heard the rattling commotion of the Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). I turned to see three Kingfishers flying in and around a willow tree overhanging Secluded Pond, one of the five ponds on the property. Click on photos for full sized images. Well, I’ve […]
Wildlife footage is not illustration. It is evidence, and it is treated as evidence by people who make decisions with it. A photograph of a species in a place becomes a range record. A clip of a behaviour becomes documentation that the behaviour occurs. A camera trap sequence feeds population estimates that inform protection status. […]
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Diana Rebman wins First Prize with her outstanding image ‘Tufted Coquette Feeding on Flower‘. Jess Findlay wins Second Prize with “Sea Otter”. Third Prize goes to Dennyw with ‘Blue Tit Imitating the Caped Crusader’. Please give kudos to the photographers by leaving comments […]
Woodside Energy’s plan to drill for gas off Western Australia’s north-west coast could significantly damage “exceptional” coral reefs and it may be impossible to reduce the risk of an oil spill to an acceptable level, according to advice from the state’s independent environmental watchdog. A draft letter from WA’s Environmental Protection Authority written in 2023, […]
Often mistaken for a strange bear-cat hybrid, the binturong is a secretive mammal native to Southeast Asia’s dense rainforests. With its shaggy black fur, prehensile tail and unmistakable buttery scent, this arboreal creature is both peculiar and captivating. What is a binturong? The binturong (Arctictis binturong), sometimes known as the ‘bearcat’, is neither bear nor […]