Lily and I went out to look at houses last weekend, and I couldn’t help but take some photos of cool rocks I saw along the route. See if you can identify / name / interpret all four: And here’s a bonus: Can anyone tell me what kind of bird built this diminutive nest?
African penguins (formerly “jackass penguins”) at Boulders Beach, Simon’s Town, South Africa:
Here’s my species list for the past three weeks: African penguin Cape gannet Bunch of gulls (didn’t bother differentiating them) Bunch of terns (didn’t bother differentiating them) Cape cormorant Reed cormorant White-breasted cormorant Cattle egret Little egret Grey heron Saddle-billed stork Marabou stork White stork Woolly-necked stork Hammerkop Greater flamingo African spoonbill African sacred ibis … Read more
Scops owl, Kruger National Park, South Africa Hi everyone! I’m back in the States. There will be more photos of wildlife and geology from South Africa to come in the days and weeks ahead, but this little fellow can be an appetizer for you. It was a great trip, but it also feels good to … Read more
Two images that have me scheming to go down to Veracruz, Mexico, next September for a weekend of hawk-watching: …Impressive, no? Better yet, check this out: …Oh. Yeah.
My high school classmate Christie Wilde Rogers posted this amazing photo on Facebook yesterday — a print, apparently made of feather dander (powder down) that was left behind on a pane glass window when an owl (apparently a great horned owl by the size and shape) smacked into it. Zoomed in, and with the contrast … Read more
Callan shares some more images from last summer’s trip to Capadoccia, Turkey. Eroded turrets of ignimbrite served as dwellings for Byzantine-era Christians, who decorated them with distinctive art.