Lesser Stag Beetle and Tree Bees
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A couple of six-legged stars of the garden at the moment. The Tree Bees are
nesting in a bird box.
Lesser Stag Beetle *Dorcus parallelipipedus*
Tree Bee n...
The lesser of ticks
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I saw some things I've always wanted to see and got some awesome mammal
ticks in Panama. This is probably the least awesome of the ticks.
Lesser Capybara, ...
Photographing Fungi
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Freelance wildlife and natural history photographer Adrian Davies, author
of Digital Plant Photography reminisces on the fungi of 2012! Of all
botanical su...
Bradybaenids: The Little Freaks
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Just a quick one this week, as I'm busy preparing for the International
Conference of Arachnology in Taipei next week. The wonderful assembly in
the photo...
A Suspected Crossbreed
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“On a recent trip to Bukit Batok Nature Park, an odd-looking bird was
encountered. Initially thought to be the ubiquitous Yellow-vented Bulbul
(Pycnonotus ...
Summer in the grasslands
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An Eastern Marsh Harrier near Oshamanbe on Sunday.
After Yakumo we were on the grasslands near Oshamanbe. All the common
species were singing and there ...
Photos of the Week
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This weekend I participated in the Union County BioBlitz, which covered a
cluster of three small suburban parks: Nomahegan, Lenape and Echo Lake
Parks. Th...
A Green Day
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Destination Conder Green again this morning. Just a couple of hours later
there was a decent list of birds in my notebook plus new pictures to share
with b...
The Fabulous Birds of Mount Lemmon
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[image: 1. cordilleran-kab] *Cordilleran Flycatcher at Palisades Visitor’s
Center May 24, 2013*
*May 24, 2013: *The heat is coming on early nowadays. I aris...
Sunda Frogmouth
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May 2013
After many years searching for this particular family, at last I got my
first Frogmouth! I hope to get the Blyth's Frogmouth at Tabin Wildlife ...
This Last Year
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On Father's Day, 2011, Geoff and I came to the conclusion that we didn't
want to be married anymore.
We cried, we talked. We asked ourselves, "What happe...
Encounter – The Spotted Forktail
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For many years, the Spotted Forktail was just an apparition in a dream.
Now, happily twitched off the list, it is one of my favourite Himalayan
birds. The ...
A Visit to Gigrin Farm in Wales
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Red Kite
It seems at present the main excuse to go over to Britain is birthday
parties and last weekend was no exception. We headed over to a 50th
birthda...
9th June. Time To Take Out The Trash!!
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As the parentage of the Margate Dusky Thrush continues to court controversy
(a bucket load of Canesten won't make this troublesome thrush go away) I
find m...
Summer was here!
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Just a note to say, "Summer was here!"
A blistering, roasting, energy-sapping tropical kind of summer.
Reviled, perhaps. Moaned about, definitely. Yet so in...
Berkshire Birds Of Hawley Bog & High Ledges
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Before visiting the Berkshires I asked some western Massachusetts birders
if they knew of any good places to check out near the Mowhawk Trail. One of
the ...
Du Fu and the Golden Oriole
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I am in a Chinese state of mind these days, as we plan to go off for a week
to Beijing and Xi'an.
And Mr Ramanan sent me this absolutely spectacular pictur...
Birds, Tattoos and Punk Rock Birder Paul Riss
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New this year at the Biggest Week in American Birding was something unique
and fun – a bird tattoo contest! A crowd of bird-tattooed folk showed up
along w...
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...
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'...
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...
Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
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Common breeding resident in low country and lower hills especially where
palm trees such as Palmyras or Talipots are available. It keeps in flocks
and s...
6 days and counting!!!
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I changed my mind about food after reading just a few words, "you can not
differentiate and justify that the animals on your plate and the ones in
your hom...
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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