Ecuador is renowned for its remarkable diversity of exotic tropical bird species, driven by the country’s varied ecosystems due to dramatic elevation changes. This section highlights the bird species observed at four premier birding locations: San Jose de Puembo, Antisana National Park, Guango Lodge, and Wildsumaco Lodge.
Read MoreIn November 2019 Terry and I joined two close friends for a fifteen day birding tour in northern Ecuador. We visited ten birding sites that included commercial lodges and private sites known to our guide.
Read MoreTerry and I spent the hot months of August and September on a cruise around Iceland and the tip of Greenland.
Cruising the North Atlantic, fjords and coastal fishing villages provided opportunity to see many sea and water birds and a few land birds inhabiting the cold climate of a scenic and awesome environment.
During early June, Terry and I drove the Teton National Park and service roads of the surrounding National Forests viewing wildlife. The mountains, hills and valleys were velvet green and meadows were carpeted in a profusion of wildflowers resulting from rain for the first five days of our tour. Bird breeding season offered many opportunities to view and photograph a diverse species birds up close.
Read MoreAfter touring the Tetons, Terry and I extended our birding tour into Southern Wyoming and Utah including Dinosaur National Monument, Salt Lake City’s Red Butte Botanical Garden and Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake.
Read MoreTouring the backroads and national forest roads during our September trip to Jackson, WY.
Read MoreChimney Swift Migration Roost - First United Methodist Church, Huntsville, AL. In early fall large groups of Chimney Swifts migrate through North Alabama. In the evening the swifts gather in flocks, circle in a tornado-like mass to enter and roost in large chimneys for the night.
Read MoreBlack Bear encounters have increased over the last five years in the Beaver Dam area of Asheville, NC
Read MoreDriving the national forest service backroads in the Teton and Yellowstone National Parks in June provided many exceptional opportunities to view wildlife.
Read MoreBirding along the Gulf Coast is a most rewarding experience for viewing migratory song birds and shore birds returning from their wintering in the tropics. During the month of April millions of birds fly over the Gulf of Mexico and stop to rest and feed before continuing north as far as Canada.
Read MoreA pair of Red-tailed Hawks picked a nesting site outside a 3rd story window of the Huntsville Public Library. The location provides an exceptional, unobstructed view looking into the nest.
Read MoreI watched two Red-tailed Hawks today in Asheville, NC getting attacked by a Northern Mockingbird and a group of American Crows.
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