Gallicissa: August 2012

10,000 Birds

Southern Boobook near Broome - Two weeks ago I mentioned that we rarely got rain at this time of year. However, sometimes it does rain and on 26th May we had our wettest May day on rec...
9 hours ago
The Green Ogre - a green blog from India

Faces at a Feeder: Meet the Carolina Wren - Teakettle... teakettle. The Carolina Wren, though diminutive, makes its presence felt with its big, loud voice. The Green Ogre - Nature's layers unraveled ...
12 hours ago
Another Bird Blog

Martin Morning - Our Sand Martins (smarties) give us headaches every year. Last year all of their nests were high up the quarry face and out of reach for catching purposes....
1 day ago
Catalogue of Organisms

Air-breathing Limpets - For many people, the most familiar members of the gastropods are the terrestrial snails. Gastropods started their evolution as marine animals, breathing th...
1 day ago
A DC Birding Blog

Loose Feathers #751 - *Eastern Kingbird / photo by me*Birds and birding news - An encounter between a black birder and a woman with a dog off-leash in Central Park escala...
2 days ago
The Brownstone Birding Blog

A Veery Strange Sound In The Woods - The Veery is a thrush that can be heard deep in the woods throughout the spring and summer. They have a subtle appearance but there is no mistaking their ...
4 days ago
Birders Of Sabah Borneo Island

Backyard Birding at Bantayan Tamparuli - 26th May 2020 On the 3rd day of Hari Raya, during the Conditional Movement Control Ordered, I went to Oliver's place after he posted the uncommon to rare...
5 days ago
Madras Ramblings

Day 3 - The golden langurs of Kakoijana - 40 degree days are upon us in Chennai, and the midday air is like a furnace. Whatever I touch is hot, the bed, clothes, drinking water. Every year I go t...
1 week ago
Birds and Nature Photography - by Tabib

Birding during COVID-19 Pandemic - Birding at my backyard is a solo activity , that don't involve large crowd gathering. Friday, 13 Mar 2020, 10:23 PM MYT - Malaysia positive cases = 197 case...
2 months ago
Vickie Henderson Art

Juvenile Hummingbird Behavior - Young hummingbirds leave the nest full of curiousity and uncertainty. They have to figure things out quickly and their innocence is short-lived, but their ...
9 months ago
Birdfreak.com

Book Review – The Pioneers By David McCullough - David McCullough is a brilliant historian whose books have earned many awards including two Pulitzer Prizes (Truman and John Adams) and two National Book A...
10 months ago
Hakodate Birding

The Last Post - So this is the end: my last ever post on this blog. My new blog is here After almost exactly 12 years I've decided to wind up this blog. There are vari...
1 year ago
The Urban Gardener

October in the garden - [image: The Urban Gardener | Dendrobium Orchid] Come October and a gardener's mind turns to things colourful and bountiful. My garden is flourishing in a gi...
1 year ago
Kathie's Birds

Waiting for Snow - Tufted Titmouse 2-6-18 On this gray winter's morning I sit here awaiting the next winter storm. We have been in a pattern of snow, warming rain, melt the s...
2 years ago
Of Pies and Birds

Cock of the Blue Rock - Watching a Blue Rock Thrush on 1980s housing estate in the pretty Cotswold town of Stow on the Wold on the 28th December wasn't where I expected to be spen...
2 years ago
Amazing Borneo

Kinabalu Crested Dragon (Hypsicalotes kinabaluensis) - I did not pay much attention to my blog for the longest of time. Neither did I spend much of my time birding. However, I did go to some parts of Indonesia...
2 years ago
Ecobirder

Happy Earthday - [image: Bard Owl Chick] Here is wishing everyone a happy Earth Day on this the 10th anniversary of the Ecobirder blog.
3 years ago
The Natural Stone

Thailand, February 2017 - My previous two solo trips to S.E. Asia had sparked the curiosity of my wife Karen so with time off work arranged we headed out for 3 weeks. This included ...
3 years ago
ACBWildlife's Blog

Take Part in The RSPB Big Wild Sleepout! - This month the RSPB are encouraging us all to swap our comfortable homes for nature’s home for a night and discover a secret world of wildlife by taking pa...
3 years ago
Susan Gets Native

A tiny voice - I haven't posted anything here for nearly three years. This blog used to be my daily journal, my far-reaching arms to hold close to my friends. Facebook ...
4 years ago
Earth, Wind & Water

An ending...a continuation...a beginning - I've always hated when blogs I love just stop dead. I find myself wondering what happened to the blogger. Did they die suddenly? were they taken ill or hea...
4 years ago
BirdBlog

Adios muchachos - [image: DSCN2870.JPG]
5 years ago
BirdingGirl

Killdeer Chick in Yellowstone National Park - These were taken at West Thumb Geyser Basis, along the beach. It was really cool to get to watch these little chicks up close and personal. I had never see...
6 years ago
Sri Lanka Birds

World Migratory Bird Day - 11-12 May 2013 - *"Networking for Migratory Birds"* *For more information visit www.worldmigratorybirdday.org*
7 years ago
Off the beaten Track

Photo of the Week (10/03/2012): Safety Stop - 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...
7 years ago
Search and Serendipity

Painted Redstart in Ocean Springs, Mississippi! - 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...
8 years ago
Birding Kuwait

Twitching a rarity - 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...
8 years ago
Peregrine's Bird Blog

A Fabulous Day on the Saltee Islands off Co.Wexford - * Click on any image to see larger file in seperate window * I think the Saltee Islands off the coast of Co.Wexford must be one of Irelands greatest wi...
8 years ago
Gossamer Tapestry

IBCM V - Lake Skinner and the Quino Checkerspot - Wednesday was the final day of the IBCM California workshop. The weather forecast had been marginal, however we woke to a gloriously sunny day as we heade...
9 years ago
Reconciliation Ecology

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Dev Wijewardane Photography

Green Long-legged Fly - Colombo, Sri Lanka - I've been shooting a few macro photographs over the last few months as we are in lockdown and haven't been able to get out beyond our own garden. This p...
16 hours ago
Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

බඹර උකුස්සා/සිළු බඹරකුස්සා (Pernis ptilorhynchus) - තරමක් දුර්ලභ දේශීය පක්ෂියෙකු වන බඹර උකුස්සා දිවයින පුරාම පාහේ දැකිය හැකි පක්ෂියෙකි. දේශීය පක්ෂීන්ට අමතරව සංචාරක පක්ෂීන් මෙරටට පැමිණෙන නොවැම්බර සිට අප්‍රේල්...
4 days ago
London, Lanka and drums

I'm No Dog Hater... - ..but it's the owners who sometimes get on my wick. So I'd arranged to go out with my mate P the other evening. I've known him for years and I suppose I'd...
10 months ago
Good Times

Those not-so-fab "Mom" days... - Ain't no shame momma. Today was one of those mornings. I woke up to a shrill little "YEAAAAAAAAAKKKKKGURGLE" in my ear. LO (little one) was wedged between ...
4 years ago

Amila Salgado

Amila Suwa: Colombo, Sri Lanka; I am a naturalist guide specializing in bird watching and wildlife tours. I have keen interests in Theravada Buddhism and Vedic Astrology. I became a born-again Buddhist in October, 2012 after listening to bhikku Most Venerable Waharaka Abhayaratanalanka--who attained the Supreme Bliss of Nibbana in February, 2017. I studied at St. Peter's College, Colombo 4.

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