7 Species of Ibis
We accomplished one of our goals last month by viewing all seven species of Ibis. White Ibis Scarlet Ibis Glossy Ibis Sharp-tailed Ibis Green Ibis Bare-faced (or Whispering) Ibis Buff-necked Ibis Here are some pics of these various species. I’m missing photographs of...
Northern Saw-Whet Owl 10-583
One of our patients from the Raptor Center was recently featured in a Major Motion Picture. Actually, it was a video done for the Department of Natural Resources Minnesota Conservation Volunteer magazine. In October, we received a female Northern Saw-Whet...
More images @ the Falls
Exploring Minnehaha Falls
Zander and I had the fun of climbing behind the Minnehaha Falls a couple of weeks ago as the falls were mostly ice.
Ferruginous Pygmy-owl
The Ferruginous Pygmy-owl is a small owl that breeds in south-central Arizona in the USA, south through to Mexico, Central America and South America to Bolivia and Argentina. We found this guy on our last full day in Venezuela quietly watching the surrounding country...
The Gang
I forgot to get a picture of my sister Mary on the last morning, so I guess we have to go back.
Whistling Heron
Another life bird!
Aplomado Falcon @ sunrise
The Aplomado Falcon sitting on our roof one morning, flying off to catch a moth then settling back down for some more looks…. a serious highlight of the Hato Pinera experience. Our guide David even shot a 40 second video of this guy looking for breakfast and...
Yellow-knobbed Curassow
One of the most spectacular birds of our recent SA trip was the Yellow-knobbed Curassow. Wikipedia describes this bird as follows: The Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni) is a large species of bird found in forest and woodland in Colombia and Venezuela. It...
Great Backyard Bird Count
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. This past weekend we watched the feeders and sky and tallied our...