Author: Redgannet - Page 30

Trips

Splish Splash, Chicago

April 27, 2013 by Redgannet 4 Comments

The Magic Hedge is renowned as one of the premier warbler watching sites in Illinois. Airline logistics and politics have kept me from Chicago...

Birds

Southern Double-collared Sunbird

April 13, 2013 by Redgannet 1 Comment

Where the Americas have hummingbirds, the Old World has sunbirds; brightly coloured jewels that flash in the light. The males often wear showy colours which makes identification...

Birds

Long-tailed Ducks on Lake Ontario

March 30, 2013 by Redgannet 9 Comments

In the UK, we have a long-running soap series called ‘Coronation Street’. A set of three flying ducks graced the muriel (sic) on the...

Birds

Bee-eater and Butterfly

March 16, 2013 by Redgannet 3 Comments

The Bee-eaters are a beautifully coloured Old World family of birds that sit out on prominent perches watching for insects to prey upon. This Green...

Birding

Don’t take pictures of swifts

March 2, 2013 by Redgannet 6 Comments

Despite all the evidence to suggest otherwise, people still sometimes mistake me for a photographer. They see a big tripod-mounted lens and take apparatus to mean ability....

Birds

Hairy Woodpecker

February 16, 2013 by Redgannet 1 Comment

I was rather surprised to find that the 10,000 Clicks section of 10,000 Birds does not have a Hairy Woodpecker gallery. Surely this is a terrible...

competitions

Reflected Challenge Answers

February 2, 2013 by Redgannet 1 Comment

Well done to anyone who managed to identify the correct birds from their reflections. Nobody who took the time to submit their thoughts to the comments section...