The bright sunrise lets the sky shine in a bright orange and bathes the beach in a golden light. The sunrise bathes the water in an almost magical light. A seagull sits on the sand, looking out to the wide, grey sea, apparently watching the spectacle of the disappearing clouds at the horizon. It’s a… Continue reading Olrog’s Gull at Punta Rasa/ Argentina
Tag: Rio de la Plata
American Painted-snipe at the Rio de la Plata in the Estancia Palenque
An American Painted-snipe (Rostratula semicollaris) poking in the moist soil in the most beautiful morning light in early March 2000. What a picture. It looks much smaller than the Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago). The Painted-Snipe is foraging in shallow water at the edge of a sedge stand, picking up prey with the semicircular movement of… Continue reading American Painted-snipe at the Rio de la Plata in the Estancia Palenque