Loose Feathers #791
-
*Common Grackle / Photo by Diana Cosby/USFWS*
Birds and birding news
- The capture and selling of wild birds for their song is driving many
Asian...
11 hours ago
A Sri Lankan blog
My Flickr pics
Blog Archive Calendar
- January 2013 (1)
- December 2012 (1)
- November 2012 (1)
- August 2012 (1)
- June 2012 (2)
- February 2012 (1)
- January 2012 (1)
- December 2011 (1)
- October 2011 (5)
- September 2011 (1)
- August 2011 (1)
- July 2011 (3)
- June 2011 (2)
- May 2011 (2)
- April 2011 (2)
- March 2011 (1)
- February 2011 (2)
- January 2011 (2)
- December 2010 (2)
- October 2010 (4)
- September 2010 (3)
- August 2010 (5)
- July 2010 (5)
- June 2010 (3)
- May 2010 (6)
- April 2010 (2)
- March 2010 (2)
- February 2010 (3)
- January 2010 (1)
- December 2009 (1)
- November 2009 (6)
- October 2009 (6)
- September 2009 (6)
- August 2009 (6)
- July 2009 (5)
- June 2009 (4)
- May 2009 (5)
- April 2009 (5)
- March 2009 (2)
- February 2009 (1)
- January 2009 (7)
- December 2008 (2)
- November 2008 (4)
- October 2008 (7)
- September 2008 (13)
- August 2008 (3)
- July 2008 (10)
- June 2008 (8)
- May 2008 (8)
- April 2008 (6)
- March 2008 (5)
- February 2008 (2)
- January 2008 (3)
- December 2007 (21)
- November 2007 (8)
- October 2007 (4)
Label Cloud
Bird and Nature Blogs
-
-
End Of The Road - We're near the end of our Linnet winter. To some, it may seem odd that wintering flocks are breaking up during the cold days of early March, but that's how...1 day ago
-
Tianmashan, Shanghai in winter - Shanghai is basically a very flat place. The highest elevations here are all buildings, including the second-highest building in the world, the Shanghai ...1 day ago
-
Tears of a Baby - For many people, the most familiar members of the plant family Urticaceae are the stinging nettles. However, the nettles make up only one part of this cosm...
3 days ago -
Is A Coot A Duck? - The American Coot seen here may look like just another duck to some. If you look at their feet they have long, lobed-shaped toes. Their bill is very smal...6 days ago
-
Digiscoping with Oppo Reno 4 Pro smartphone - 28th December 2020 Got this smartphone a few days ago and decided to test its camera and video function with my beloved Swarovski Optik STX95 on the V...2 months ago
-
How looking out of the window saved my sanity – a quarantine birdwatching tale - Burning out during the lockdown looked like a very real possibility for Sandy. Until he began watching birds for a few minutes every day. Over the year, he...2 months ago
-
Morning Hike - Padang Golf Raub (Semantan Hulu, Pahang ) - Morning Hike Semantan Hulu, Pahang ☁️ Cloudy, 23°C, Feels like 24°C, Humidity 95%, Wind NE 1m/s 9:24 AM on Sunday, December 27, 2020 Lama tak memburung ...2 months ago
-
Beach walks - Creamy mallows, and blushing Ipomoeas. Blue skies and a bright sun. The waters glimmer and shimmer. I look hopefully. No dolphins sighted. But hello,...3 months ago
-
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Red-breasted Nuthatches and a Hairy Woodpecker! - Juvenile Rose-breasted Grosbeak watercolor sketch by Vickie Henderson For those of us who love birds and love to watch them, we have a ready-made source o...4 months ago
Bird and Nature Tours
Bird & Nature Sites (General)
- Abberton Birding
- Birdguides
- Birding St Mary's Island
- Bob's Spotting Scopes
- British Bird Lovers
- Dean Birders
- Fat Birder
- Guided Birdwatching
- Listening to birds
- Online Nature Mall
- Oriental Bird Images
- Surfbirds
- Thayer Birding Software
- The Icelandic Birding Pages
- The Owl Pages
- Travelling Birder
- Vectis birder
- Wildbirds.com
- WorldBirder
- WorldTwitch
Blogs continued
-
කළුකුරුල්ලා/කළු බිම්සැරියා (Turdus merula) - මීටර් 1000 ට වඩා උස කඳුකරයේ පමණක් හමුවන දේශිය පක්ෂියෙකි. වනාන්තර යටිරෝපනයේ, මනාව තුරු ගොමු සහිත ගෙවතු වල මෙන්ම තේ වතු වලද වැඩිවශයෙන් පොළොව මත කොළ රොඩු ...
1 day ago -
The Herd - Kala Wewa, Sri Lanka - We watched these elephants having a bath and rolling around at the waterhole for a few hours and they provided us with plenty of photographic opportunit...3 months ago
-
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...1 year ago
-
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.
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.
Post a comment