April 2011 Archives

April 2011

What’s in a look?

by CharlieMoores April 30, 2011 5

Back in December Rebecca Nason wrote a short ‘news post’ about the rebranding of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), highlighting the switch from a rather formal blue logo with […]

Will and Kate: the prequel

by Kenn Kaufman April 28, 2011 0

If you pay close attention to the popular media, you may have noticed recent references to some couple named “Will and Kate.” Perhaps you’ve been mystified as to the identity […]

Women for Conservation – in ProAves reserves in Colombia

by Gunnar April 28, 2011 1

In last week’s post, Colombian bird conservation NGO – ProAves – did not come out in good light, and even if that critique was justified, one should not forget some […]

Review: Audubon Birds for Android

by Gunnar April 26, 2011 3

Robert Mortenson of Birding is Fun gives Audubon Birds app for Android phones a raving review.

Digiscoping with an iPhone – Northern Pygmy-Owl and Greater White-fronted Goose

by Rich Hoyer April 26, 2011 3

Who knew you could get such sharp images with an iPhone? On the Big Day I did for the Tucson Audubon Society‘s birdathon this past Saturday, I took this shot […]

Aegean Rainbow Continued . . .

by Rebecca Nason April 26, 2011 2

Every year produces new and exciting bird and wildlife highlights in Lesvos, no tours are ever the same and there are always exceptional and often unexpected bird encounters which make […]

Avistar Peru – birding festival in Lima 2011.

by Gunnar April 25, 2011 3

Avistar Peru – Miraflores Nov 2-6, 2011 I have the pleasure to announce that an anual birding festival – AVISTAR PERU – will be held in Lima each year. It […]

Mannik(in) South African (birding)

by DaleForbes April 24, 2011 2

We’ve been in south africa a week now and it has been rather manick – much to do and not much time. I would have loved to have spent more […]

Is the credibility of ProAves and ABC damaged?

by Gunnar April 20, 2011 11

In a recently published letter by The Condor editor it is revealed that a referee on the editorial board for the ProAves magazine Conservacion Colombiana acted unethically and manoeuvred to trick the Condor out of considering Diego Caranton’s manuscript for the new Antpitta in NW Colombia. Is the credibility of ProAves and in extension ABC damaged? Time for some damage control?

How do we solve a problem like Maria Malta

by CharlieMoores April 15, 2011 4

“How do you solve a problem like Malta? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?” A couple of days ago I interviewed Geoffrey Saliba, Campaigns co-ordinator with […]

Aegean Rainbow

by Rebecca Nason April 14, 2011 6

Phil and I have been leading birdwatching trips to the Greek Aegean Island of Lesvos for 7 years now on behalf of the Travelling Naturalist, a wildlife tour company based […]

A Lesson on Digiscoping Techniques – the Zeiss Diascope

by Rich Hoyer April 13, 2011 3

I recently conducted some tests in my back yard to determine which digiscoping techniques work best for me. Aiming my sights on the Boston Cream Pie recipe in a recent […]

South African Shrikes

by DaleForbes April 10, 2011 5

South Africa has 21 regularly occurring shrike species; including 3 skulking Tchagras, 6 colourful Bush-shrikes and 2 vociferous hoodlum Helmet-shrikes. The boldest of them all have got to be the […]

Black Dogs and Orange Tips

by CharlieMoores April 8, 2011 4

I may well be committing a major faux-pas here at Birdingblogs.com by writing two posts in a row that don’t actually feature a bird of any sort (I’m sure someone […]

Pantanos de Centla – Mexico’s Main Marshes

by Rich Hoyer April 5, 2011 3

Our final day of the week-long tour of Mexico’s Lacandon Rain Forest and the Maya Ruins. We had a relaxed morning at our Palenque hotel. The birding from the open-air […]

We’re going to South Africa!

by DaleForbes April 3, 2011 6

My boet (brother) is getting married so we are going down to South Africa for 10 days; and I am really looking forward to being in Africa again. I love […]

Featured Bird Blogger of the Week~ cancelled due to Scandal

by dAwN FiNe April 1, 2011 1

Howdee all, Jeff and I have left the warmth of Florida and are now parked happily in my Sickstas driveway in North Carolina for a month. Its chilly here and […]