And as pleasant as this may sound, I had my hands in plastic bags because of the overwhelming number of mosquitos.
Posted by admin on Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:16:25 +0000
Boobook
Our taxanomical authority, IOC, calls everything in genus Nino a boobook.
Posted by admin on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:20:37 +0000
Barking Owl
Not Boobook.
Posted by Chris Charles on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:24:22 +0000
Powerful Owl
Boobook refers to another Ninox species, not Ninox Strenua.
Posted by Chris Charles on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:03:12 +0000
Territorial Display
Sibley's Bird Behaviour book describes this as a territorial display. Nice shot Mike.
Posted by admin on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:49:29 +0000
One of my favorites
Most bird photo critics will tell you when the head is turned away from the camera, it is not a good photo. I prefer this photo to the companion which is shot 'properly' from the side. I can't really explain it.
Posted by admin on Wed, 28 May 2008 04:58:43 +0000
Blurred Background
This image has a artificially blurred background. If I had done the blurring, I would have blurred it even more.
Posted by admin on Sun, 18 May 2008 00:59:07 +0000
Alternate name: American Pipit
Another case where the IOC naming might not be the most common.
Posted by admin on Mon, 12 May 2008 03:02:38 +0000
Male displaying
Great shot! This is called the 'gargle' display.
Posted by tomfriedel on Sat, 03 May 2008 15:51:38 +0000
Award winning photo
This photo won Wikipedia Photo of the Day on April 20, 2008
Posted by admin on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:44:32 +0000