South Africa: Birding Cape Peninsula
As I stood watching the penguins move politely along the shore, I could see baboons patrolling from a nearby hill like mischievous sentries, ready to seize whatever caught their attention.
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South Africa Birding Begins in Cape Town
South Africa welcomed us with wind, wings, and wonder. I realized this trip would be more than birds. The country had quietly expanded my lens.
Birding Adventures in Jamaica: Discover Unique Endemics
Even a short trip to Jamaica can produce a bounty of new birds you may have never seen before.
An Iceland Birding Story I Hadn’t Shared Until Now
Last week, Geographic Expeditions published one of my essays, Diversions. The story also won first place at the 2023 Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference last August. The piece shares what I was going through on our Iceland birding trip back in 2021.
Adjacent Birding in Kissimmee, Florida
The Great Florida Birding Trail, which spans over 800 miles across the state crosses right through Central Florida, offers considerable birding, wildlife and nature opportunities you can’t get at a theme park.
Hummingbirds of Costa Rica
Something about hummingbirds feels delicate, precious and even otherworldly…that’s why I’ve pulled together my favorite photos from our recent trip.
Costa Rica: A final stop at Rancho Naturalista
From the moment we booked our trip to Costa Rica I wanted to make sure that I had the opportunity to see the Snowcap. I first learned of this little hummingbird during a live virtual birding event at the beginning of the Covid pandemic.
Costa Rica: Cloud Forest Birding at Savegre
I understood in that moment why artists depicted angels with wings, and why the ancient Mayas and Aztec worshipped this bird . There was something divine about it.
Costa Rica: Birding Puerto Jiménez
I marveled at the crimson head of the Pale-billed Woodpecker that hammered away on a tree. And the Black-mandibled Toucan was closer than I’d ever seen.
Costa Rica: From Guanacaste to Dominical
Having family with a house in Costa Rica is amazing. Each morning I awoke to the distant call of toucans.