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4 years later ....

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4 years later....... Four years later in 2015 we were in Panama; the draw of 2.3 million raptors seen flying over Panama city in ONE DAY the year before in 2014 was too strong; we had to go, and although we knew we would not see 2.3 million, I knew we'd see an awful lot. The highest count was 1.12 million while we were there. One snapshot of the phenomenal numbers of 1.12 million raptors in one day to pass over Panama city 26th October 2015   Its a must do thing to do if you're a birder.   While we were there, Gamboa rainforest had to sampled. We flushed an Osprey out of the nearby trees while checking out a Tiger Heron at the side of a pool.........       It could have been Diwali !!!     
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Ken's introduction

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Ken White blogspot Welcome to my first attempt at a blog; my interest in things natural will be reflected in the choice of my photos presented here. My moto is "Look again". It could equally well be as far as the photos are concerned "always room for improvement". !   This was certainly the case for Diwali, the male Osprey [N.American race] that I rescued from a flooding whirlpool on the north coast of Trinidad; he had been feeding on a fish while perched on a log, facing inland on the edge of the incoming tide, when a huge breaking wave fell on him and dragged him into a swirling whirlpool. With the stuffing knocked out of him and completely waterlogged, he spun round and round in the pool unable to generate the energy to get out, so I waded  in, somewhat nervously it has to be said, as the swirling water was turbid and cloudy and I didn't know how deep it was, but eventually I grabbed him and staggered to a dry sand bar. Sarah rushed over with he...
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