Texas Birding Trip, Part 2: Neal’s Lodges
Our next Texas adventure takes us north from El Canelo in Raymondville to the southern part of the Edwards Plateau. We awoke bleary-eyed in the parking lot of a truck stop on the outskirts of Crystal...
View ArticleMay 28 and 29: Short-tailed Bonanza
After leaving Little Tanaga Pass on the 27th, we sailed eastward on the north side of Atka Island. Around 7 AM the next morning, the seas got rougher because the wind shifted from the southeast to the...
View ArticleMay 30: Arrival at Dutch Harbor
After all the excitement of the past few days, today was very quiet. It was our least birdy day of the entire trip. There were a few Black-footed and Laysan Albatrosses scattered about, along with some...
View Article“Three from Two (Two).”
A while back we put a piece here that was a compilation of three blog posts from our online magazine, “Two-Fisted Birdwatcher.” And there was an intro. Now, upon re-reading that intro, we gotta admit...
View ArticleTexas Birding Trip, Part 3: Lost Maples State Natural Area
My hydration level depleted from the previous day’s tromping in extreme Texas heat, I awoke to dizziness, smashing headache, and rapid heartbeat. Apparently the previous day’s ice cream with a vodka...
View ArticleSnowshoe Canyon
So the alleged Black Swift sighting by a definite Black Swift expert took place on Jackson Lake outside the mouth of Moran Canyon. Last year, I taste-tested this remote area just to see if it would be...
View ArticleSouth Dakota and her skyscapes
Following the Snowshoe Canyon adventure, it was time for a little mini-cannonball. I wanted to go stretch out mentally amidst the western Great Plains of Wyoming and South Dakota. Baird’s Sparrows...
View ArticleWaterfalls Canyon Part I
As I headed out to Colter Bay, I stopped and shot this four member Osprey family on Moose-Wilson Road (the parent is behind the middle child): Seth, Jessica and I met at the Colter Bay Marina. Once...
View ArticleWaterfalls Canyon Part II
After enjoying the time at Wilderness Falls, I decided to head on out. From where I was, I was pretty sure I would have seen either Jessica or Seth come into this upper area. I knew I had to find a...
View Article“Five from Two.”
Here, on this informative birding website you get informative birding stuff. Who needs something different? Maybe there’s no need. But, for whatever it’s worth, we’ll give it a shot. Below are five...
View ArticleTexas Birding Trip, Part 4: Aransas Bay and the Whooping Cranes (that’d be a...
In no way did I want to rush away from beautiful Texas Hill Country, but trip length limitations dictated it was time to head to the coast; Aransas Bay. I had chartered a boat with a local fisherman to...
View ArticleOn a Wire – A Story of Courage
Survival against extreme odds requires incredible courage and so we’ve named the Ring-billed Gull now safely in our care Courageous. Our participation in Courageous’ story only began Thursday morning,...
View ArticleTiming is Everything
I hate getting calls on injured raptors during nesting season. So when we received a call on an injured Great Horned Owl first thing this morning all I could think about was whether it had an active...
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