My second tour complete, so naturally, lots of editing waiting on the hard drives. Both of the 2013 tours were very successful, wonderful guests, amazing nature to see and photograph. This most recent trip was exceptional as we were able to stand in a farmers field and watch Quetzals with their nest. A tree line […]
Tag: wildlife
Endemic & Endangered Birds of the “Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta” (Colombia-South America)
Colombia, is one of the countries with the highest biodiversity on the planet, the highest number of animal and plant species per square kilometer anywhere in the world. With 1871 bird species, it has the largest number of bird species of any country on earth, this number continue to rise each year, 74 birds are […]
The Wild Ponies Of Chincoteague Island, VA
I had the privilege of visiting Chincoteague Island and Assateague Island, in Virginia, during mid-February ’13. Chincoteague is a quaint, friendly town and Assateague Island was abundant with wildlife. I had my sights set on finding the famous Chincoteague Ponies, known worldwide for the pony swim and penning that occurs yearly on the last Wednesday […]
Sanderling
Bilder er fra sørvest kysten av Norge. Disse strendene reiser jeg til flere ganger i året. Dette er et godt sted for å se waders / shorebirds på trekk .Data : EOS 1D MK III , 500mmL F4,0 IS , 1/800 , ISO 500 , F 4,5 , beanbag , Lightroom.
The great migration – circle of life
Every year thousands of wildebeest moving to the Ndutu-Plains in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania to give birth of their calves. In the Ndutu-Plains they find best conditions, because the grass there has special minerals that are important in the first weeks for rearing the calves. Within 3 to 4 weeks up to 500000 […]
Stolen snack
Otro caso de lucha por el alimento, en esta ocasión un grupo de biguás (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) se estaba disputando la presa obtenida por uno de ellos hasta que la prescencia de esta Garza mora (Ardea cocoi) terminó con el pleito. Simplemente les arrebató el premio y se dedicó al consumir el banquete mientras los biguás […]