Tag Archive: writing

The Accidental Birder also has a Substack!

Announcing the launch of my memoir, The Accidental Birder!

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.

Between Yelapas

It was on the beautiful beach of Yelapa where I caused bad luck to crash down on me the moment I uttered the words to Christina. It was my first time in the… Continue reading

Don’t hate me, but I got 61 more “Lifers” while birding Panama

I’ve lost track of the days while here in Panama. Is it Wednesday? Thursday? Or is it a Tuesday? I honestly don’t know. When we picked up the car in Gamboa yesterday the… Continue reading