New Zealand 2015 – Pukeko and Takahe

Pukeko aka Porphyrio porphyrio aka Swampbird is a common bird of East semisphere from South Europe to Australia. Australia, New Zeland and Tasmania have their own sub-specie. Pukeko belongs to the same family as Coot. Eurasian coots and their fanny chicks I have shown. . . . → Continue reading New Zealand 2015 – Pukeko and Takahe

May Grand Vacation 2012 – Netherlands – Bald Family

The most impressive part of our travel to Kinderdijk was coot family we met in one of the channels. There were plenty of coots in all channels, but most of them still sat on eggs, and only one fast-paced coupe already shepherds their just-hatched chicks. This is Eurasian . . . → Continue reading May Grand Vacation 2012 – Netherlands – Bald Family

Dad of the year

Little bird jacana lives in Africa. More precisely, its name is African jacana aka Actophilornis africanus. There are eight jacana species; they live around the world, but all in tropics and they all are pretty similar.

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Terns

Royal tern ака Thalasseus maximus. They inhabit sandy beaches of the south of North America from New York to Los Angeles. When they don’t catch fish, they rest on the beach.

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Atacama. Vado Putana

Atacama. Geyser Valley El Tatio Atacama. San Pedro and Laguna Cejar

The Atacama, as many deserts, has some rivers. These rivers, like many desert rivers, not always appear on the surface, very often they hide underground. Places, where water . . . → Continue reading Atacama. Vado Putana

Hunting

Little Green heron aka Butorides virescens sat on the log right in the middle of Florida bogs and sharply looked in the water.

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Willet

Willet aka Catoptrophus semipalmatus.

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You snooze, you lose. First incident

Especially if you are a seagull. Young sea-gull found somewhere a piece of fish.

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Autumn in the Rocky Mountains. Rock Ptarmigan

Autumn in the Rocky Mountains. Burstail Pass Autumn in the Rocky Mountains. Pocaterra Ridge Autumn in the Rocky Mountains. Moose Autumn in the Rocky Mountains. Fair View Mountain . . . → Continue reading Autumn in the Rocky Mountains. Rock Ptarmigan

Aconcagua. Puento del Lenas

Aconcagua. Start

December 19

Actual start.

Couple words about logistic. Aconcagua is a very commercial mountain. Many companies are ready to take your money and guide you to the summit with the company of guides, porters, cooks, and other staff. Actually, most people climb . . . → Continue reading Aconcagua. Puento del Lenas