We were up at 05:15 to the sound of screaming Saker Falcon, packed our bags and after a quick coffee headed back up Barig Mountain at 06:00 for a last try for Hodgson’s Bush-chat. After climbing the steep grassy and rock strewn slopes of the mountains in the vehicles we parked at the summit and […]
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Mongolia – 16th May (Day 9) – Ikht Bogd Uul and to Kholboolj Lakes near to Jinst
After a good nights sleep in our tents beside Orog Lake we had an earlier breakfast at 06:30 overlooking the lake with its breeding colony of Spoonbill and Grey Heron and to the sound of booming Bittern and singing Asian Short-toed Lark. After loading the car we headed up the valley behind the campsite and […]
The Bandipur Tales
A big hello to my readers, its been long, really long since I posted here. This post is all about a three day stay followed by a one day round in Bandipur and Kabini respectively. I had the privilege of accompanying and guiding Alex who was visiting India purely for wildlife photography. I wont be […]
Polder Arkemheen – Eemland
Afgelopen weken een aantal keren na het werk via de Polder Arkemheen-Eemland terug gereden naar huis. Dit Mekka voor de weidevogels en de fotografen begint alweer langzaamaan vol te stromen met de weidevogels. Tureluur en Grutto zijn er al weer volop aanwezig. Ook grote groepen verschillende soorten ganzen bevolken de weilanden. Naast deze vogels zijn […]