CHARLES, THE CHICK
THE GIANT CHICK IS READY TO FLY, ANY TIME FROM NOW!
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THE CHICK IS ALMOST THREE MONTHS OLD, AND HE IS NOW TESTING THE WINGS FOR THE FIRST FLIGHT. I’M SURE IT WILL NOT TAKE LONG BEFORE I WILL SEE HIM FLYING.
09 OCTOBER 2011.
MY SECOND VISIT AT THE NEST SITE. BEAUTIFUL TO SEE HOW CHARLES IS GROWING FAST AND STRONG. THE MOTHER QUEEN IS ALWAYS NEAR THE NEST READY TO PROTECT IT FROM ANY TREAT.
FANTASTIC NEWS THIS YEAR FROM THE CROWNED EAGLE’S NEST THAT I WAS FOLLOWING SINCE LONG. THE EAGLE HAS ATCHED!
THOSE PICTURES ARE BEEN TAKEN ON 17 SEPTEMBER 2011
I nicknamed them QUEEN and CHARLES, and I will update you with regular news from the nest.
THE PRESTIGIOUS BBC WILDLIFE MAGAZINE, AUTUMN ISSUE, IS PUBLISHING MY PICTURE OF THE IVORY BURNING IN TSAVO NATIONAL PARK, KENYA.
OVERALL WINNER AT THE NATIONAL PHOTOCONTEST OF CIVITELLA ALFEDENA – ITALY
Sometimes a rainy day is the opportunity to take unusual shots.
6 TONS OF IVORY BURNED TO ASHES IN TSAVO NATIONAL PARK, TO SEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO THE WORLD: WE SHOULD STOP THE ILLEGAL TRADE OF IVORY, AND THE KILLING OF THE AFRICAN WILDLIFE.
AT “THE NAIROBI ORPHANAGE”, A YOUNG BABOON AND A BUSHBABY , BOTH ORPHANS, ANE NOW INSEPARABLE FRIENDS. THEY ARE LIVING, EATING AND SLEEPING TOGETHER, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE BUSHBABY HAS NOCTURNAL BEHAVIER.
LIKE IN THE PAST 15 YEARS, THE SPARROWHAWK IS SUCCESSFULY NESTING IN THE FOREST JUST IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.
SADLY IT WILL BE THE LAST TIME. THE FOREST IS NOW CHOPPED OFF BY NEW DEVELOPERS, TO CREATE SPACE FOR MODERN HOUSES.
THE ONLY POSSIBLE AGREEMENT WAS TO SPARE THEIR TREE UNTILL THE CHIKS WILL FLY AWAY.
SORRY!