I’m standing at Capo Murro di Porco, the southern edge of Sicily, where – quite close to Syrakus – the land gives way to open sea and the wind never really settles. I’ve come here for seawatching, scanning the horizon for shearwaters, but something unexpected pulls my attention closer. Near the parking area, a vagrant… Continue reading Vagrant Blue-cheeked Bee-eater at Capo Murro di Porco in Sicily
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Sooty falcons – killers on the islands of the Red Sea
A blast from the blue evening sky. Brown feathers in the air. The collision does take only a fracture of a second. Then the spectacle is already over and gone and a bird of prey with long, slender wings and a long tail has disappeard in the stands of low mangroves. Another migratory songbird has… Continue reading Sooty falcons – killers on the islands of the Red Sea