With the Jims needing the Woodchat Shrike for a life tick we headed off up the M4 this morning in search of that tick. Arriving on Sodbury Common at 7ish we got lucky as we pulled up next to the finder and received detailed advise on where to look as he walked on to work […]
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The Levante winds of Spring – Spain 2017
I lead a tour group from the the US Audubon Naturalist Society in April to southern Spain. We had a great time apart from the awful windy weather. The famous Levante wind just would not stop for almost the whole eight days. We did however have a great time, saw lots of birds and other […]
African Fish Eagle of Amboseli National Park
The abundance of water bodies makes Amboseli National Park a birding paradise. And this particular morning safari was all about birds for us. This was one of the rare instances when an African Fish Eagle let us get a little closer and made it as the feature subject of this post. […]
14 Incredible photos of African predators in action
Africa’s iconic predators—lions, leopards, hyenas, and wild dogs—are most known for being cunning, stealthy, and vicious. But these meat-eaters are often misunderstood. The fiercely loyal African wild dog lives in close-knit packs, caring for the babies of the matriarch and patriarch, communicating by touch, and nurturing those who are sick or injured. Vultures rarely attack […]
Indian Reef Herons and Gull-billed Terns – Al Khobar Wader Roost South
A trip to the al Khobar Wader Roost South at the weekend was not very successful as the tide was about as far out as it could be. My timing was limited as I had to drop the family off at friends and this was the only time I could visit. There were still a […]
Flamenco austral (Chilean Flamingo) Phoenicopterus chilensis
Durante el mes de Junio pasado Luis viajó hacia la Provincia de Neuquén con su esposa; Gladys debía defender su tesis en la Universidad nacional del Comahue y el amigo aprovechó semejante vuelta al país para fotografiar todo lo que se pueda. Un viaje tan largo en el que recorrió casi 7000 kilómetros, y varias […]
Rare black flamingo spotted in Cyprus
An extremely rare black flamingo has been spotted on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Bird enthusiasts and ordinary folks alike have caught a glimpse of a rare treasure on this east Mediterranean island: a black flamingo amid a flock of birds taking a break from their trek back to summer breeding grounds. The bird stood […]
Bird News!
There is big news in the bird world this week. For the last four years, hundreds of scientists in an international group called the Avian Phylogenomics Consortium have been sequencing bird genomes. They sequenced the DNA of 45 extant birds and a few crocodilians, and combined that with three previously sequenced bird genomes and then […]