nature

Life : Return to Innocence ____________________________ ...wind was a mere zephyr ... and it was cool ... Nay ... cold Sun had moved across brilliant azure ... through the day , to western horizon ... ...and still shining magnificently Day one ... at the Medical Camp had gone well...

I recently stumbled upon three Wilson's Snipes while kayaking back to an area of Summit Lake where I had seen a few Greater Yellowlegs weeks earlier. For this shot I was using a Canon 7D w/ 400mm F5.6 lens. Shutter speed was 1/320 sec at F11 using ISO 200. I was able to get about 50 feet from...

Taken at Upton Warren

Taken at Upton Warren

Taken at Upton Warren

Taken at Upton Warren

Taken at Upton Warren

The bird assumed this pose the moment it spotted the camera. Taken at Upton Warren Moors Pool.

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer, common urban birds from Nepal,also found elsewhere.. photographed with a its food in Kathmandu

Taken at Grafton Manor,Bromsgrove.

Taken at Upton Warren.

This beautiful sunbird has continued to extend it's range in the Western Cape of South Africa over recent years and can now be found around many parts of Cape Town.

A fairly common little guy, but likes to remain obscured by branches most of the time.

Got a call from a friend alerting me to a Spotted Eagle Owl in his drive way, made the 8km drive for a chance for some daylight shots of these nocturnal creatures.

Headed to the local reserve at lunch time today and the Fork Tailed Drongos were out in abundance.

Black Swan, Cygnus atratus, is a large waterbird which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia.

Pair of Galahs, Cacatua roseicapilla, perching, Southern Flinders Ranges, South Australia.

I was more than please with this blue tit shot!

Self-Preservation _______________________ Mephisto Contacts me Often Yet I mercifully Manage to Dodge him By Clinging to HIM Always ... ...hitting Below The belt Only To preserve My being ________________________ Late evening foraging for a meal ... Purple Heron Keoladeo National...

The Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, is the most widespread ibis species, breeding in scattered sites in warm regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean region of the Americas. It is thought to have originated in the Old World and spread naturally from Africa to...

African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3 breeding pairs in the second season. They established themselves...

Stork billed Kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis. Brilliantly coloured (colored) bird with huge red beak. The largest Kingfisher in Borneo. Photographed at night while floating down the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, North Borneo, East Malaysia, SouthEast Asia.

The Yellow billed Stork, Mycteria ibis, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Range, Africa widespread S of 15N also occurring in Madagascar. Wingspan 1,500cm to 1,650cm.

Portrait. Adult African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3 breeding pairs in the second season. They...