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El Pechocho
When he’s not in the mood, he puts a stick in his mouth.
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Mazatlán Aquarium
Self-portrait with spiny lobsters.
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Quetzals and Wattles
Day 213: April 29, 2025 – Monteverde, Costa Rica Costa Rica is known as a birding hot spot, and it did not disappoint. A day trip to Curi-Cancha Reserve in the Monteverde Cloud Forest gave me 28 lifers (birds I had not seen before), including two extra-special species, the Resplendent Quetzal and the Three-wattled Bellbird. […]
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Best Port Ever
An unusual welcoming committee.
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
A multi-island nation in the Caribbean.
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Birds of Brazil
52 lifers.
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Rio Botanical Garden
Marmosets and Canonballs
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Brazil Coast
A 4,500 mile coastline
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Faces of the World: Antarctica
Meet Peggy Penguin.
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The Real End Of The World
Our first zodiac landing.
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Glacier and Waterfall Parade
A parade of glaciers and waterfalls.
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Ballestas Islands
Petroglyphs, penguins, and poo.
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Birds of Ecuador
117 lifers.
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A Bird In The Hand
And a tanager rainbow.
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Iguanas and Snoozing Sloths
Getting my nature fix.
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Magnificent Frigatebirds
Best birding experience ever.
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Faces of the World: Barbados
A gaggle of schoolkids.
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Birds of United Kingdom
Bye bye birdies.
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Storks!
A phalanx of storks.
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Brilliant Heather and Rugged Cliffs
My favorite spot in Wales was a nature reserve in its northwest corner, Ynys Lawd South Stack. Green rolling hills covered with brilliant heather mixed in with rocky cliffs dropping off into the sea. The cliffs are home to thousands of sea birds, including murres (below), guillemots, puffins, and razorbills. Puffins breed here mostly in […]
3 Years Around the World