Gallicissa: August 2012

10,000 Birds

Peter Matthiessen’s Pilgrimages: a book review - Peter Matthiessen was peripatetic both in his travels and in his interests in flora and fauna of all kinds, including (among all else) reptiles, fish, bird...
10 hours ago
Birds and Nature Photography - by Tabib

olive-backed sunbird female - The garden sunbird *(Cinnyris jugularis)* olive-backed sunbird It is widely common across southern China to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Philipp...
1 week ago
The Natural Stone

Jardín Botánico Viera y Clavijo & El Puertillo - We had a car for our week in Gran Canaria and this was our first trip away from Maspalomas. Really lovely and extensive gardens in the north of the island ...
1 week ago
Madras Ramblings

Peregrin-ations - my sub stack post - Peregrin-ations%20-%20by%20Madras%20Wanderer%20-%20Madras%u2019s%20Substack The Tiercel on the left and the larger female falcon on the right. 28th Januar...
1 week ago
The Brownstone Birding Blog

Staredown In A Pricker Bush. - I spent a little time walking along a river trail in Cromwell that leads to an area called Dead Man's Swamp. I wonder how it got it's name? Right from the...
1 week ago
Another Bird Blog

Bird Photographer of the Year, Collection 10 - Another year goes by. It seems just yesterday that I reviewed Bird Photographer of the Year, Collection 9. And now, if a little late following the first pa...
3 months ago
BirdingGirl

What I Do When I'm Not Birding: A Quick Introduction to My Day Job - So, confession time: while BirdingGirl has always been my passion project—a place to geek out about birds, share sightings, and connect with fellow birde...
3 months ago
Catalogue of Organisms

Change of address - Just putting this here in case anyone is still subscribed. Due to issues with hosting requirements, the Variety of Life website has changed its address. ...
6 months ago
The Green Ogre - a green blog from India

BirdFinder – A wordy puzzle for bird nerds - BirdFinder, a new puzzle by The Green Ogre, is exactly what you need to spend time away from time-wasting online habits and apps that do the thinking for you
8 months ago
Birdfreak.com

Force of Nature – George Fell, Founder of the Natural Areas Movement - This is a review of Force of Nature – George Fell, Founder of the Natural Areas Movement by Arthur Melville Pearson George Fell was born in 1916 in Elgin...
9 months ago
Birders Of Sabah Borneo Island

Rundum Highland, Tenom - 9th - 13th January 2024 Bird survey with the Sabah Birdwatchers Association at Rundum Highland, revealed some of the exciting mixture of species from ...
2 years ago
A DC Birding Blog

Loose Feathers #800 - *White-crowned Sparrow / Photo by Tom Koerner/USFWS* Birds and birding news - Tomorrow is NJ Audubon's World Series of Birding, a big day tournament ...
4 years 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 innocence is short-lived, but their initi...
6 years ago
Hakodate Birding

Last Eagles of 2018............ - Today was probably my last trip up to Yakumo this calendar year........... We were showing Mike and Carrie the eagles. They are visiting Japan from H...
7 years 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 g...
7 years ago
Kathie's Birds

It's Been Too Long - The Waldoboro Town Landing It's been a very long time since I have written a blogpost, and of course so much has happened. Suffice it to say that we hav...
8 years ago
Ecobirder

Florida Scrub-jay - [image: Florida Scrub-jay] The Florida Scrub-jay is a rather unique bird. This member of the Corvidae family is found only in central Florida. It is the on...
8 years ago
Amazing Borneo

- Some birds are just simply very hard to photograph. It takes a lot of time, patience and a whole lot of luck. Having experienced all the elements, I learn...
11 years ago
Of Pies and Birds

9th August. Birding Frontiers Challenge Series Autumn - It’s not often that I buy books unless it’s something that grabs my eye, something that is a little different from the norm and Martin Garner’s new cha...
11 years ago
BirdBlog

Adios muchachos - [image: DSCN2870.JPG]
11 years ago
Earth, Wind & Water

Why I otter..... - I'm guessing I'm the last person seriously interested in british mammals to get around to visiting the norfolk town with otters gambolling through the rive...
11 years ago
Susan Gets Native

This Last Year - 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...
12 years ago
Sri Lanka Birds

World Migratory Bird Day - 11-12 May 2013 - *"Networking for Migratory Birds"* *For more information visit www.worldmigratorybirdday.org*
12 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 microbubb...
13 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...
14 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...
14 years ago
ACBWildlife's Blog

The nitter-natter of tiny feet - The turbulent tale of some unexpected and unwelcome guests ...
14 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...
14 years ago
Gossamer Tapestry

Diamond Desert - I stayed late after the IBCM conference to go out and see springtime in the desert. I got to spend a delightful day hiking and insect watching out by Dese...
14 years ago
Reconciliation Ecology

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Bird Ecology Study Group

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Bird and Nature Tours

Inezia Tours
Birdwing Nature (Sri Lanka)
Bhutan Bird Quest
Birding Holland
FlavoBirdwatching (Netherlands)

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Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

Pied Harrier/ගෝමර බිම් උකුස්සා/ගෝමර හැරිකුස්සා (Circus melanoleucos) - A very rare winter migrant to open scrubland, grasslands, marshes, and paddy fields across the country, mainly in the dry lowlands. It typically glides ...
2 days ago
Dev Wijewardane Photography

Common Kingfisher - Thalangama, Sri Lanka - Common Kingfisher photographed at Thalangama this morning. The bird was far away and I had to crop the image a fair bit. It was pretty quiet from a bi...
4 years ago
London, Lanka and drums

I Want To Be A Nationalist - Whichever direction I glance in it seems that Nationalism is on the rise. Be it Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism over your way, the good old US Trump flavoure...
6 years ago
Good Times

Fashion that doesn't bleed! - Been a very very long time since I wrote something on the blog... :) But moving and being busy doesn't really help. So becoming vegetarian (again) was...
9 years ago