You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Our Costa Rica adventure included a hike one morning in search of Spectacled Owls. We were led down a narrow jungle trail by a man named Cope (pronounced “Co-pay”). Cope is a naturalist and an illustrator of […] …
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Nombre en español: Biemparado Grande Nombre en ingles: Great Potoo Nombre científico: Nyctibius grandis Familia: Nyctibiidae El nictibio grande (Nyctibius grandis), también conocido como urutaú grande, es una especie de ave caprimulgiforme perteneciente a la familia Nyctibiidae, que vive en el neotrópico. Es el bienparado de mayor tamaño y de coloración más pálida. Llama casi …
F/6.3, 1/500, ISO 220. Hooded Merganser ( Female ) When is a door sweet and tasty? When it’s jammed! Interesting Fact: Unlike dabbling ducks, Hooded Mergansers swim low in the water. Their legs are far back on their bodies, which helps in diving but makes them awkward on land. They take flight by running across […] …
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Here’s another 2019 highlight that could have easily made my Top 10 list, which I posted a few days ago. During an early September camping trip with three college friends in the Finger Lakes region of N.Y., we were treated to a sighting of an osprey eating a catfish. Wayne noticed the spectacle first and […] …
https://videopress.com/embed/eFN1wwDE?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0 Meet the Model – Kenny the Kingfisher by Graham Stewart Say hello to the Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Most people are only ever likely to catch a flash of electric blue as the Kingfisher skims over the water, once perched, despite its vibrant colour (blue/green back and bright orange belly) it can be hard to …
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From Aspen Journalism (Heather Sackett): In the late 1980s, conservation biologist Jessica Young was an undergraduate researching the sage grouse in the Sierra Nevada when one of her professors handed her a cassette tape. He said there was a guy out in Gunnison, Colo., who claimed that the grouse there sounded different. Young listened to […] …
#Animal Pic, #Pet Photograph, #Kiss via Daily Cute — The Cuteness is Real via Daily Cute — The Cuteness is Real — PerchSpective
looking into the setting sun farewell to the past via On The Last Day Of The Year — leaf and twig
#Animal Pic, #Pet Photograph, #Kiss via Daily Cute — The Cuteness is Real
Are you often woken up in the early hours of the summer morning by a hoarse hooting noise? It sounds like giants boasting about a joke they’ve played on the world. The call puts the Kookaburras to shame, in terms of melody (lack thereof) and loudness (excess thereof). That noise is made by the Channel-billed […] …
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The Northern Herper 
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