Greeted by Guazuma!
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26th June 2022
I visited the Nizhal OMR Tree Park after ages. In my absence, I heard that
Urbaser had helped clean the place of plastic and there had b...
My Do-over
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Anytime I travel, I do what it takes to get in some birding. After all, the
best way to find new birds is to look in new places. However, I rarely get
to t...
Greater Coucal collecting nesting materials
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The greater coucal or crow pheasant *(Centropus sinensis bubutus**)*
Coconut tree *(Cocos nucifera)* , leaves
full strength to cut the tough midrib (lidi...
Summer Break
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There comes a time in June when the migrant action slows down. it becomes
more difficult to see birds through the expanding foliage and bugs start to
sta...
Eriogonum spergulinum, the Spurry Buckwheat
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Wandering around sandy highlands of the southwest United States, you may
encounter a sparse, wiry weed growing between five and forty centimetres in
height...
Where Are The Kids?
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Thursday - what a strange morning. We met at 0600 up at Oakenclough - Andy,
Bryan and me - a sunny morning in mid-June when we might expect good
numbers of...
Ba'kelalan and Payeh Maha Highland Trip
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19-25th May 2022
Birding trip to Bakelalan and Payeh Maga was a blast despite not feeling
quite well on the last leg of the journey. We got the Dulit ...
American Prairie (Reserve) Critique
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It has been five years since I reviewed the American Prairie. At that time,
they were known as American Prairie Reserve. The name may have changed, but
t...
Four weeks on Fuerteventura
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The full list of birds seen during our four week stay on the island. Had a
car for 3 days, which only added the species in italics but got us to some
inter...
The trees are dead! Long live the forest!
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Dead trees are vital habitats for nourishing life. Then why do we have a
problem with them? The Green Ogre - Nature's layers unraveled
To read more, visit ...
Seventeen-year Cicadas: Watching a Nymph Transform
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Seventeen-year Periodic Cicadas have been emerging slowly and silently in
my east Tennessee yard for the past week. No drumming music to attract
mates. ...
Loose Feathers #800
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*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 ...
The Last Post
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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...
October in the garden
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[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...
Waiting for Snow
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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...
Cock of the Blue Rock
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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...
Take Part in The RSPB Big Wild Sleepout!
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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...
A tiny voice
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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 ...
An ending...a continuation...a beginning
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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...
Killdeer Chick in Yellowstone National Park
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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...
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...
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...
IBCM V - Lake Skinner and the Quino Checkerspot
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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...
Common Kingfisher - Thalangama, Sri Lanka
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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...
I'm No Dog Hater...
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..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...
Those not-so-fab "Mom" days...
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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 ...
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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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