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Botanic Beauty
A day well spent.
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Bird Island
I’m a sucker for anything called Bird Island.
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Adventuring In Nuku Hiva
4-wheeling it in the Marquesas.
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Bula Bula and Bulbul
I’ve grown so fond of the greeting, I’ve started using it with my shipmates on board.
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1001 Birds
A birding milestone.
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I Could Live Here
What a lovely city Cairns is.
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Wildlife of Indonesia
Into the jungle.
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A Kittywake Awakening
Even people who had never taken a picture of a bird, couldn’t resist these little cuties.
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Where the River Meets the Ocean
Escargot on wild fennel.
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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.
