Friday Flashback – Sleeping In The Rain
Today’s Friday Flashback is from 28th September 2018 and is entitled ‘Sleeping in the Rain‘. Junior, doing what he seemed to like doing best - sleeping! Original Text: "As I…
Black Rhinoceros 2
Here’s another shot of the mother and calf black rhinos that I came across in Tanzania a couple of years back now, see also Black Rhinoceros. I never knew or…
Friday Flashback – The Next Generation
Today’s Friday Flashback is from 10th August 2018 and is entitled 'The Next Generation'. No, not the Star Trek spin-off tv series but a special pair of yearling grizzly bear…
Some Eu Finches
Following on from the 2022 post ‘Some BC Finches’ I thought I’d feature a few colourful European finches seen on my travels whilst in Portugal. First up we have the…
Friday Flashback – Watchful Mink
Today’s Friday Flashback is from 6th August 2018 and is entitled 'Watchful Mink'. As the post says if you have the inclination and time these little mustelids can be quite…
Tails From BC – Fluking Orca
This is the fluke of a transient orca known as T019B or Galiano and I’m fortunate that I know it’s him because of other images in this sequence of shots.…
Friday Flashback – Sensing
Today’s Friday Flashback is from 4th June 2018 and is entitled 'Sensing'. One of my favourite encounters and shots from a visit to Alaska a few years before this post…
Cape Teal
The Cape Teal (Anas capensis) is endemic to Africa, where these bright billed birds can be found primarily in the wetlands of the southern half of the continent, but there…
Friday Flashback – Roosevelt Elk
Today's Friday Flashback is from 22 February 2018 and is entitled 'Roosevelt Elk'. I still remember this evening encounter very well - the result of an unexpected brief glimpse out…
Sciurus
Sciurus - the genus of ‘tree dwelling’ squirrels. I hadn’t given it much consideration really, but I was surprised to learn that worldwide there are at least 28 sub-species of…
Friday Flashback – Always Great To See Them
Today's Friday Flashback is from 7th May 2018 and is entitled 'Always Great To See Them'. The title says it all really! This flashback tells of my anticipated return to…
African Fish Eagle 2
On first viewing, without any other information such as geographical location you could easily think this is a North American bald eagle, but the African fish eagle is a completely…
Friday Flashback – Aloha
Today's Friday Flashback is from 19 March 2018 and is entitled 'Aloha'. One of my favourite whales to photograph seen in one of my favourite locations in which to photograph…
Purple Heron
More often than not, whenever I came across Purple Herons (Ardea purpurea) around ponds and waterways in Portugal it was usually them, with exceptional eyesight, who saw me first and…
Friday Flashback – Bison
Today's Friday Flashback is from 2nd March 2018 and is entitled 'Bison'. A nice snowy cooling shot for the middle of summer! Originally taken in February of 2016, this is…