Saturday, November 13, 2010

Frontal Lobe Aneurysm

Field days

If anything they have field days is that neither is same as above. There are days that are very good that Most people reflect on blogs but among them there are many days that attract less attention, but can be very special if we value them. Not everything will be to see how large carnivores feed on large prey or as a run a game set. These days you do not usually arise when you have a conversation with a colleague from the scene because at the time do not seem peculiar but remember last time reviewing photographs and make it a day not got your attention, do a couple of weeks later.

Fox (Vulpes vulpes )

Something happened late October when giving one of the routine trips looking for something interesting I came across a fox champion. Summer has been a pretty weak in terms of observations of this dog and wanted to return to photograph it as it deserved. You see, one of the most abundant mammals in our country and yet his comments sparked a motivation comparable to that of any species with more popularity. The fox in question already has a winter coat and a beautiful white club crowned his bushy tail. The fox is one of those animals is always there and often is not given the attention it deserves.





This animal stands out from all over the world for his cunning, starring in numerous fables and stories. And the truth is that watching carefully you realize that your reputation is deserved. Considered vermin by many, due to attacks on poultry among other things, this animal has been attacked by the man continually and in fact continues sufirendo. In many small game farms in the southern half of the Iberian peninsula was still peppering the fox so that "we are not quite" game. Things like that are rather funny since that takes the fox hunt the hunter. The need to survive first and the second not. Anyway, back to business as usual, money and other stories. As you can see, the observation of an animal in its environment a reflection bounces to another and you really question it because mowing down a bug like this.

Cantabrian Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica parva )

Another animal abundance in the highlands of the Andes is the chamois. An animal whose zeal is a sight to admire and say that is about to begin. They are the wild cattle of the range, fully adapted to life among the rocks and limestone vertical cut. Pure fiber prepared to cushion the falls among the rocks at breakneck speeds. One can see many chamois over your life as an animal is quite abundant, but when you really stop to think about what these animals are able to observe them in much greater detail and assesses the "machine" that is in front. A simple observation of chamois can be special when you try to see why this animal is like and what makes it special.

are times when many birds visiting from northern Europe to spend the winter in a warmer environment and greater availability of food that the land they came from, that at this time appears to be covered with snow. That makes a field trip worth watching only one of these animals and the fact that a year to check the nature continues as usual despite the obstacles and that these birds return to travel hundreds of miles. This is the case of Fieldfare and Redwing, thrushes that come from lands like Finland and Norway to feed in our fields. Often form mixed flocks of Fieldfare, Redwing, Common, some chat from time to time and also some blackbird capiblanco at the peak of the migration of this species. This year already saw a few copies of Fieldfare and Redwing feeding on the fruits of hawthorn and include leave capiblanco see a blackbird always a joy.

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris )

Redwing (Turdus iliacus ) photographed on a vineyard in 2007 with my previous camera, Lumix migrates

Another winter I met this year was the real finch. Finch did not see a real since the winter of 2007-2008 and the truth is it is a most handsome bird we see in this time of comings and goings. Usually they appear in flocks of finches and chaffinches, goldfinches and greenfinches. Ls males have a dark blue tint to the head that is the remains of their breeding plumage while the females tend to be more discreet. It was a very good season for overwintering in general and I saw the biggest bands of Lugano in the Cantabrian mountain birch and eating in the "Humeiros" (Alder) of the banks.

Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) photographed in 2007 along with chaffinches

Brambling photographed this year

The truth is that to meet a good flock of finches and other birds is very entertaining as where you least expect may appear one of these species you want to see every winter. This past weekend saw a total of 10 bramblings approximately in 2 large flocks. One of these sides had finches, real, finches and sparrows (often these species feed on lawns and people in their break) and the second side had chaffinches, real, greenfinches, yellowhammer and sparrows.
The migration is one of the reasons why it is worthwhile to take the field in these days of storms and cold. However, some field days or you have no chance to see the residents, or migrants, or anything ... Sure you've all experienced one day where it seems that the mountain is silent and does not move any animal. There are days when you have to find something that proves that all you do is really worthwhile. This is when the day gives you a beautiful sunset, or a color in the leaves of the beech reflects the rainfall.

has Sheets ( Fagus sylvatica) in autumn

Autumn Sunset

are small details, is that in this hobby, as in life, small details that really make people happy and that if learn to appreciate you always have one and make it worthwhile. Those who engage in too much, never was satisfied and not get made. Okay to be ambitious but in perspective, and is very easy to jump the line. I hope you have enjoyed and identified themselves with ye these days of field that they are still a few notes in a notebook for someone normal but as I reread them over time become special memories. A greeting