Argentina
Apr 6 2021
Feb 14 2017
307 results found
White-headed Steamer Duck (1)
Tachyeres leucocephalus
(Near-threatened)
Oct 14 2013
male, adult
The Chubut or White-headed Steamer-Duck, only found along a narrow strip of the Chubut Province, Argentina, coastline. I photographed them in the distance with a digital zoom, but the photograph still gives a good feeling of life in the surf. Along with penguins and the flightless cormorant, the three species of steamer-ducks are the only flightless waterbirds and firmly committed to life in water.
Nov 14 2014
Jan 9 2009
male
Not a great picture but this bird is not very easy to see! They are usually hidden in the reeds. I was fortunate enough to see two of them, and I had to take a picture just for the records!!
Jul 14 2014
Jan 4 2009
This species is quite localized and it also took me quite a while to get the picture... it came every time to the same fruit but just for a split second! Interestingly, it was sucking from a little hole it made into the peel!
Jul 14 2014
Jan 3 2009
It is fascinating to watch Egrets on the hunt. They move the water just to attract curious fish and the they snap at it as it gets close!
Jul 14 2014
Jan 2 2009
This is another species that is found everywhere in the Americas!
Jul 14 2014
Jan 2 2009
Found in a neat reserve within the city of Mar del Plata.
Jul 14 2014
Lesser Rhea (1)
Pterocnemia pennata
(Near-threatened)
Dec 30 2008
This species is not very easy to photograph because usually they run away very quickly. They are hunted in Patagonia and this might be the reason for their lack of confidence!
Jul 14 2014
Dec 30 2008
This species is a Patagonian endemic. Here it was close to its nest, which was in a hole in the sand.
Jul 14 2014
Magellanic Penguin (7)
Spheniscus magellanicus
(Near-threatened)
Dec 30 2008
adult
An adult penguin enjoying the summer sun!
Jul 14 2014