Focusing On Wildlife

Rare crane egg given 24-hour guard

Supertrooper — Sat, 25 May 2013 11:00:34 +0000

The first common crane egg laid in western Britain for more than 400 years has been given a round-the-clock guard. The first common crane egg laid in western Britain for more than 400 years has been given a round-the-clock guard, conservationists said. The nesting pair that produced the egg are part of the Great Crane [...]

Government approved cull of endangered birds on Duke of Westminster’s Estate

Supertrooper — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00:49 +0000

Tens of thousands of endangered birds have been shot, trapped and poisoned on one of England’s largest shooting estates with the approval of the government agency responsible for protecting the species, a Guardian investigation has found. The government has licensed an annual cull of lesser black-backed gulls on the Abbeystead estate on the Bowland Fells [...]

A Female Anna’s Hummingbird Exploring Peruvian Lilies

Larry — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

We have six large hummingbird feeders surrounding our house in Northern California but we also have several flower beds and native plants that the hummingbirds enjoy. As I sat on my back porch last weekend, contemplating mowing the native grasses surrounding the house and having some breakfast and my morning coffee, the hummers were all [...]

New to nature No 103: Tinkerbella nana

Supertrooper — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:52 +0000

The family Mymaridae includes more than 1,400 species of diminutive insects called fairyflies. They are not flies at all, but tiny wasps that deposit their eggs inside the eggs of other insects. Most of these parasitoids are found in tropical latitudes and the southern hemisphere, where they attack unborn offspring of true bugs, beetles, flies, [...]

Spotted Sandpiper

Scott — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

There have been a couple Spotted Sandpipers at Central Winds Park this Spring. Until this year, I’ve only seen this species in Brevard and Orange Counties. It’s been nice to see them in my home county on a regular basis. The one above was taken at Central Winds; one below was taken near Cocoa Beach [...]

Could the Tasmanian tiger be hiding out in New Guinea?

Supertrooper — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:01 +0000

Many people still believe the Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) survives in the wilds of Tasmania, even though the species was declared extinct over eighty years ago. Sightings and reports of the elusive carnivorous marsupial, which was the top predator on the island, pop-up almost as frequently as those of Bigfoot in North America, but to [...]

Government licensed secret buzzard egg destruction, documents reveal

Supertrooper — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:25 +0000

Eggs and nests of protected raptors destroyed to protect pheasant shoot, according to FoI documents. A government agency has licensed the secret destruction of the eggs and nests of buzzards to protect a pheasant shoot, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act. The action sets a historic precedent, being the first time [...]

Lövsångare

Per-Eric — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

En liten lövsångarstudie där man kan se att lövsångaren kan ha väldigt mörka ben (många tar detta som tecken på gransångare). Läte lövsångare, jag har själv spelat in det. : willow-warbler

One-third of animal species will be hit by climate change, scientists warn

Supertrooper — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:16 +0000

One-third of common land animals could see dramatic losses this century because of climate change, scientists predict. More than half of plants could be hit the same way as habitats become unsuitable for numerous species. The collapse of ecosystems would have major economic impacts on agriculture, air quality, clean water access, and tourism. Global temperatures [...]

Mosqueta ojo dorado (Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant)

Marcelo — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Estas son las dos mejores fotos de la Mosqueta ojo dorado que pude obtener el día 13 de Abril en Garupá, ese día el pasto estaba seco así que busqué un lugar al costado del camino para sentarme y esperar a que aparezca algo. La mayor actividad de pájaros estaba en un Palo pólvora (Trema [...]