Tigers on the rise: New sightings in Thailand forest for the first time in four years — Life & Soul Magazine

Tigers have been spotted in an area of a forest in Western Thailand for the first time in four years, according to conservation group Panthera. Camera traps have captured footage of three male tigers roaming at night, including at one point peering directly into one of the camera traps. There are estimated to be about […]Tigers …

Cacatúa Ninfa/Cockatiel/Nymphicus hollandicus — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.228

Foto: Nick AthanasNombre en español: Cacatúa Ninfa Nombre en inglés: Cockatiel Nombre científico: Nymphicus hollandicus Familia: Psittaculidae Canto: Frank LambertLa cacatúa ninfa, cocotilla o carolina (Nymphicus hollandicus)​ es una especie de ave psitaciforme de la familia de las cacatúas (Cacatuidae) y única especie del género Nymphicus. Es una especie endémica de Australia y una de …

What a difference a week makes! — Scottish pollinators

This month I had two visits to Taynish NNR within the space of a week and they couldn’t have been more different, writes Caroline Anderson. The first visit, on the 4th of July followed a period of torrential rain and pretty well everything was taking its cue from this moth: However, there were lots of […]What …

Make a Wildlife Film — Museum of Zoology Blog

Are you looking for a wildlife project for the summer holidays? Why not have a go at making a wildlife film? Here is Ellie Bladon, a researcher from the Department of Zoology, with her top tips on making a wildlife film on a budget. If have access to a smart phone or digital SLR camera, […]Make …

Gila Woodpecker — Fledgling — Sonoran Images

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Louisa and I were driving on a dirt road in high desert a couple of weeks ago when I saw a Gila Woodpecker sitting on a fencepost. The bird seemed to be engrossed with the post, pecking at it. Normally, Gilas are pretty […]Gila …

The Selfish Prairie — The Prairie Ecologist

I was going to start this post with the phrase, “If I’m a broken record on any topic, it’s the topic of prairie complexity.” Then I wondered – do most people still know what a broken record is or why that phrase is used when someone repeats themselves over and over? Do you suppose there […]The …

July 22nd- little owls and the best swift day of 2020 — Jonathan Pomroy

I started the day by sketching, soon after 5am. The local little owls were as obliging as ever. I sketch them at a range of about 100m, great views through the telescope. The owls puff up their feathers when resting but pull them close when alert. I can see our house from this spot and […]July …