Nemesis Bird
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[image: Barred Owl]
Last weekend I was finally able to photograph one of the birds that has
eluded me here in Minnesota for years. Don't get me wrong I hav...
More of the same but less
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Yet another male Narcissus Flycatcher near my apartment.........
After Wednesday's fall of migrants the weather improved but I had to return
to work (the...
Tea for Two at Las Cienegas
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[image: 1. antelope-kab] *Antelope at Las Cienegas NCA 3-25-13*
*I took my friend to a wild place*
*in Sonoita, Arizona, nestled between mountain ranges,...
Long Distance Digiscoping
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16th May 2013
I was looking for the rare Watercock yesterday after the rain. After waited
for nearly an hour without any sign or sound from the bird, I ...
Return To Normal?
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In trying to dispel the post-holiday blues this morning I took a trip to
Out Rawcliffe, and not sure what I might find I first took a walk around
the ringi...
Loose Feathers #392
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*Brown Pelicans / Photo by Roy W. Lowe (USFWS)*Birds and birding
- Last Saturday was the World Series of Birding in New Jersey. You can
see the full ...
Phriday Photo – Broken Down Killdeer
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A Killdeer displaying a “broken-wing” to distract us from his mate’s nest.
We stumbled upon him and after a couple photos, took a wide detour around
the nest.
15th May. Mental Wader Day
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It would be fair to say that for every good day on a patch you'll get 20
bad ones. So by my reckoning that's about 1.5 good days per month, though
to be ho...
Swimming Grass Snake
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Things conspiring to ensure I miss most good local birds at the moment. I
arrived at Maxey to discover the Temminck's Stints had left, which no-one
had tho...
Spring Census Mystery Bird Makes Number 100
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I've been working on the Spring census for the town of Portland and having
a blast! It's so much easier to look for birds in your own town because you
kn...
Riroriro
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*The grey warbler or riroriro *Gerygone igata*, photographed by Peter Bray.*
The eighteen recognised species of the genus *Gerygone* are an assemblage
of ...
It's Cassia time again
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Cassia fistula. Kalakshetra colony.
That same tree, flowering faithfully again!
I enjoyed its showers of gold last year.
Hopefully, next summer the one ...
Birding in Hong Kong: One flu over Victoria Park
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In flu-fearing Hong Kong, Victoria Park is perhaps the sole isle for anyone
who cares for a spot of garden birding. The Green Ogre - Nature's layers
unrave...
Swarming Hummingbirds Inspire Art
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You won't be surprised that I think the most satisfying way to celebrate a
joyful experience with a bird is to draw or paint that bird. That's just
what s...
Rachel Carson Day
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Conor Mark Jameson writes … f The RSPB holds its annual weekend for members
at York University each spring during half-term. The students are away and
the ...
A sense of Spring
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Breathe in the fragrance of a new season,
drink in the vibrant colours of a new year (you really don't think January
marks a new year, do you? ),
gorge on ...
Hog!!
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Nearly ran this 'hog over on the way home Wednesday. Note the blue dyejob
and the earring - this is a released 'hog - one that has probably spent its
winte...
Common Kingfisher : The Lucky Break
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Some gems are found at places where you least expected them to be.
More often than not, the public expects bird photos are taken at national
parks, g...
Clark's Nutcracker at Yellowstone National Park
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While visiting the Upper and Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park we
got a great photo opportunity with a Clark's Nutcracker. It was perched
atop ...
Desert Butterflies
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Leon and i have been doing a fair bit of hiking here in southern California
this week. On Wednesday we ventured down to Anza Borrego State Park. I
was h...
Photo of the Week (10/03/2012): Safety Stop
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For the beginner diver this is one of the most discomfiting times of a
dive, the safety stop, 3 minutes at 5 meters with the aim of eliminating
microbubbl...
So long, blogger... hello, wordpress
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I'm moving on to Wordpress, folks, so please update your bookmarks / RSS
readers / email subscriptions to point to: Reconciliation Ecology: a leaf
warbler'...
Something awesome this way comes!
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Spring migration.
Those words make me giddy.
(Photo by Charley Eiseman)
Next week, I'm attending the Biggest Week in American Birding. It's been
to...
Painted Redstart in Ocean Springs, Mississippi!
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On Jan. 5, Nancy Madden found a *Painted Redstart* just east of Ocean
Springs, Mississippi, on the Jackson County Christmas Bird Count. The bird
has been...
Twitching a rarity
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Week 40 - 08 October 2011, Pivot Fields
There is nothing worse than getting news of a first and national rarity
whilst you are away on a business trip, so...
Wall’s Grappletail (Heliogomphus walli)
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*Wall’s Grappletail *is a rare endemic dragonfly inhabiting fast flowing
forested streams. Earlier records only exist from *Morningside *estate of *
Rakva...
O - Octopus and Orange Salad
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[image: A photograph of Octopus and Orange Salad]
*Octopus and Orange Salad*
*“There are few animals as visually stunning as a baby octopus when cooked.
Pu...
Disclaimer: Foodie post ahead!
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So, Beet get his British-food cravings once in a way. Last time it was
chips and gravy. He set out to replicate the same in our kitchen. He fried
the chips...
Back To The Grind
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Monday morning and I'm back at my desk after a week in the motherland.
Damn.
Yesterday was evidently my honeymoon period of being back. The weather was ...
4 comments:
It's funny how some of these tiny insects look so boring to the naked eye, but is absolutely breathtaking if you can look close enough!
GORGEOUS!!!!!!
Thanks a lot, GG!
Yes, life in the miniature is quite spectacular. Except cockroaches. :)
Planning a religio-birding-burn-my-fat pilgrimage to Adam's Peak. :)
Fantastic !
most of the bugs look like creatures from another planet !
what is this macro lens you have used ?
Thanks, Patali.
I use Canon 65mm and 100mm macro lenses.
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