In Praise Of Caterpillars
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RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
Red-bellied Woodpecker Or, Ladder-back Woodpecker? Or, Red-headed Woodpecker?
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Here are a few selections from spring and summer of 2026. I did not make any ‘exotic’ trips this spring or summer. Just common Georgia birds. That deserve as much appreciation and protection as any birds. In my opinion.
Read MorePAINTED BUNTINGS: NORTH AMERICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BIRD?
Honestly, this is a clickbait title. I don’t think there is a singular ‘most beautiful’. There is just too much unique beauty spread across all the bird taxonomic families. That being said, for me, Painted Buntings are on the top of the list for songbirds. Well again, in honesty, certainly they earn a place in […]
Read MoreOUT & ABOUT PANAMA CANAL
I joined Jared Lloyd, founder of PhotoWild Workshops, and five other photographers in Panama the last week of November and first week of December 2024. We participated in Jared’s Wildlife of Panama workshop. This post is about the second in-country destination, the Panama Canal at the city of Gamboa and the nearby Gatun Lake and […]
Read MorePANAMA IS CRITICAL WINTERING GROUND FOR MILLIONS OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRDS
Prothonotary Warblers, aka Golden Swamp Warblers to us southerners, like these photographed in Bocas del Toro, Panama 11/01-02/24, are starting to head back to the swamps of the Southeast & waterways of the mid-west. They have been ‘wintering’ during the rainy season (our fall & winter months) in the tropical rainforests and mangroves of Central […]
Read MoreGREAT BLUE HERONS: MASTERS OF DISRUPTIVE COLORATION
Great Blue Herons’ plumage patterns, especially along their long necks, are a form of ‘disruptive coloration’: Distinctive designs such as stripes and\or spots that break up the animal’s outline. For some species this is more critical than ‘concealing coloration’ because they live in a variety of habitats with a variety of background colors making it […]
Read MoreOUT & ABOUT AROUND BOCAS DEL TORO PANAMA
I joined Jared Lloyd, founder of PhotoWild Workshops, and five other photographers in Panama the last week of November and first week of December 2024. We participated in Jared’s Wildlife of Panama workshop. This post is about the first in-country destination, Bocas del Toro archipelago, and the workshop education content and in-the-wild hands-on practice. I […]
Read MoreFALL RIPENING BERRIES & BIRDS: FINE EXAMPLE OF BIOLOGICAL MUTUALISM
Gray Catbirds can’t pass up ripe fall berries. In this case native American Beautyberry berries. Gray Catbirds are not alone. Birds, especially migrants, use the high fat & nutrient content of berries they co-evolved with. These nutrients help resident species prepare for winter. They also aid migratory species successfully make their trips back to tropical […]
Read MoreFALL IS ACTIVE TIME FOR OWLS
Barred Owls are busy in the fall. They start or renew pair bonds and reclaim nesting sites. Young adults build new nesting sites. All this activity is hard to miss because there is a lot of communication between pairs and between young interlopers. It is the hooting season. This is all in preparation for an […]
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