Art in Nature 335.

Hooded Merganser. Photographed in The Netherlands. Rare and out of placeAn American beautyOn a cold dutch lake. Haiku 288.

Art in Nature 295.

Hartlaub's Gull and Subantarctic Tern. Photographed in South Africa. Focused look aheadPerhaps AnticipatingA nice catch to feed. Haiku 249.

Art in Nature 206.

Ribbon- tailed Astrapia. Male photographed at Kumul Lodge, Mt. Hagen Papua New Guinea Nature is unleashed adorned extravagant plumes let there be magic. Haiku 158.

Birds Photo Click 34: Red Satinbird.

Cnemophilus sanguineus There are four species of Satinbirds, all found in Papua New Guinea. The family name “Cnemophilidae” consists of the words knemos meaning mountain or slope and philos meaning lover, referring to the species’ fondness for mountain slopes. The Crested Satinbird, has nowadays been split into two species, by some authorities, the Red Satinbird...

Birds Photo Click 69: Snow Bunting.

Plectrophenax nivalis The Snow Bunting is a beautiful and hardy bird. It is the most northerly recorded passerine in the world. It has a circumpolar Arctic breeding range, throughout the northern hemisphere. Furthermore, there are small isolated populations on a few high mountain tops south of the Arctic region. They winter in northern temperate zones....

Birds Photo Click 181: Moussier’s Redstart (2).

Phoenicurus moussieri Male. Photographed in Malta. The Moussier’s Redstart is an endemic resident breeder in the Atlas Mountains of northwest Africa.Its typical habitat is open country with bushes and trees, small open woodland in rocky areas, often on mountain slopes but also bushy coastal forests, cultivated land and gardens, from sea level up to an...

Birds Photo Click 111: Spotted Sandgrouse.

Pterocles senegallus Photographed in Morocco. The Spotted Sandgrouse is distributed in arid regions, including deserts of northern and eastern Africa, across the Middle East and parts of Asia as far east as northwest India. It is a resilient, gregarious, bird that gathers in small flocks, while they forage for food or while they fly to...

Art in Nature 174.

Second calendar year Mediterranean Gull. Photographed in Malta. Skimming the surface Flapping, drifting and gliding Playing with the wind. Haiku 126.

Birds Photo Click 18: Red Kite.

Milvus milvus Photographed in Wales. The Red Kite currently breeds in the Western Palearctic region of Europe and northwest Africa. It is arguably, one of the most beautiful raptors found in Europe. The rufous plumage contrasting with black and white pattern is unique. It also has a typical flight ‘jizz’, with long wings, which are...

Birds Photo Click 180: Karoo Korhaan.

Eupodotis vigorsii Photographed in the Western Cape, South Africa. The Karoo Korhaan or Karoo Bustard is a small species of bustard, distributed in Eastern South Africa and Namibia. Photographed in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is found in a range of arid habitats associated with the karoo and other arid scrubland habitats found in...