Articles tagged with: backyard
A few warm-ups now, but nothing like the workouts
to come for one of the tiniest Olympians.
Count the number of ants on the road to to Vancouver.
Kauê Costa, who runs the Brazilian blog Biologia Interativa, featured many of my ant images in his latest post.
Brazil has the greatest biological diversity in the world, and there is lots of great information on Biologia Interativa, but my regrettable inability to read Portuguese means I missed most of it.
Any Portuguese translators out there?
Through the branches and around the trees, a grackle chases a songbird in a backyard game a bit more serious than tag.
Just like us, these songbirds have a love affair with speed, a relentless courtship with the rush of air as the early morning sunlight kisses their wings.
An ordinary feat for an ordinary ant, bridging the gap on the way to the next task, confidant even after a fall.
A game of tag or something more serious? Two female finches rush past me in a backyard chase.
This image also appears in my book, Aerial Acrobats.
The wonderful writer, blogger and internet activist Cory Doctorow just wrote a nice post on Boing Boing about my backyard bird photography and book Aerial Acrobats.
I’m really hoping to show how these small, often ignored, birds are endlessly fascinating. I’ve spent thousands of hours, and it’s always entertaining.
The image below also appears in the book, two grackles battling, each seeking to rule their common territory, rusty screeches echoing their determination.
Here’s more information on ordering my book, Aerial Acrobats.
Two grackles battle, each seeking to rule their common territory, rusty screeches echoing their determination in my backyard.
Make your voice heard in your territory. Get out and vote.
This image also appears in my new book, Aerial Acrobats.
Through the early morning slipstream of my backyard, two songbirds race by, their feral cries unheard by my camera.
No medals awarded, but amazing athletic feats take place unseen around us.
