Month: May 2019
Shelley Wall on Instagram: “Look what I came across yesterday, a little tiny, fuzzy, Green Heron. He was so adorable. I’m not sure if he could even fly yet. 🐥…”
Reed Warbler Pictures (Eurasian Reed Warbler) – Acrocephalus scirpaceus – Warblers & Flycatchers – Chris Thomas Bird Photography – Birds.Ceeege.com
The Thorncombe Street Diary: Bank holiday songsters
Rewilding in an Unexpected Landscape
Originally posted on Organikos:
Elk are the most common mammals at the reserve. Photograph: Valery Yurko Most examples of rewilding are defined as human intervention to return wildlife back into habitats where they’ve long disappeared. Thanks to the Guardian for this highly unusual one where the human population are the ones who have left – due to bizarre circumstances, to be sure – and the… Continue reading Rewilding in an Unexpected Landscape
Bird of the Day: Desert Lark
Originally posted on Organikos:
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan Continue reading Bird of the Day: Desert Lark
Blue-winged Teal Couple
Originally posted on Dodson F@rm:
Blue-winged Teal A blue-winged teal couple. Not a great photo, but good enough for identification purposes. This pair was hanging out in one of my frog ponds. I hope they might nest on my farm, but they may just be passing through. They nest on the ground in vegetation near water. I was doing some reading and apparently blue-winged… Continue reading Blue-winged Teal Couple
Project 366 – Post No. 063 – Blue-winged Teal in Repose
Originally posted on The Birds are Calling:
What is Project 366? Read more here! In complete tranquility and at ease the Blue-winged Teal was resting on a submerged rock. If it would not be for the ever so subtle ripples on the water surface its reflection would have been indistinguishable from the real thing. The surface of the pond almost perfectly mirrored the waterfowls, the… Continue reading Project 366 – Post No. 063 – Blue-winged Teal in Repose
Cameroon- Part 5 of 5
Originally posted on Amie In Real Life:
Beach fun- Football match- Incredible seafood- Craft market 12/12/2016- So strange to wake up near the sea. I could hear the waves and smell the salty air. Lovely! Me and Kasia went to meet the boys near the pool and we all did some bird watching. I saw three different species of Kingfisher in the space of half… Continue reading Cameroon- Part 5 of 5
Cameroon- Part 4 of 5
Originally posted on Amie In Real Life:
Big Persol- Bird Watching- Packing- Leaving the Mountain-The Bus Journey from Hell 07/12/2016- Woke up the earliest out of the group today, shortly followed by Paweł so I went to help him set the mist nets. Last day of ringing today which is quite sad. We saw the three lovely Great Blue Turacos which was a nice surprise.… Continue reading Cameroon- Part 4 of 5
