The Magpie Beauty, Sao Mamede De Infesta, Matosinhos, Oporto, Portugal

The Magpie Beauty, Sao Mamede De Infesta, Matosinhos, Oporto, Portugal

The magpie is the most beautiful bird found in the parks in the region where I live. Its black breast, large greenish tail, and the sounds it makes – “tchak-tchak-tchak” – make it unmistakable. It regularly visits my garden. In this image, it seems to be looking at me, but no, because I wasn’t there. […]

Greenfinches Love My Garden, Sao Mamede de Infesta, Matosinhos, Oporto, Portugal

Greenfinches Love My Garden, Sao Mamede de Infesta, Matosinhos, Oporto, Portugal

Greenfinches (Chloris chloris) are small passerine birds, common and sedentary in mainland Portugal. Some live near my house and, fortunate to me, love eating seeds in my garden. Very easily frightened, they are not easily photographed. I used a CAMTRAPTIONS PIR motion sensor connected to my Canon in order to capture this image. The adorable […]

Master of Disguise, Chameleon, Amboseli, kajiado County, Kenya

Master of disguise, chameleon, amboseli, kajiado county, kenya

While we were waiting for our car, we noticed some little creatures running up and down. As I pointed my camera, one of them struck a nice pose for a picture. Chameleons are a group of reptiles that belong to the class Reptilia. They represent a distinct and highly specialised clade of old lizards. These […]

Bald Eagle Eating A Seagull, Glendale Cove, British Columbia, Canada

Bald eagle eating a seagull, glendale cove, british columbia, canada

Glendale Cove is located within the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia. Taking a boat into Knight Inlet allows you to get very close to the bears grazing along the shoreline, while you search for the elusive “Spirit Bear,” a subspecies of the Kermode bear found only in this region. During our trip through the […]