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This is where we will periodically share our adventures and thoughts on birds and photography.

Costa Rica Adventure - Intro

June 02, 2024

In May of 2024 Jody and I went on our first trip to Costa Rica. My interest in traveling there was sparked by an email in February 2023 from a photography teacher/guide I follow who was leading her… ›

Costa Rica Adventure - Intro

Day 1 – Hotel Bougainvillea

June 04, 2024

We spent our first day in Costa Rica in the gardens of our hotel. They have ten acres of tropical gardens, both groomed and wild sections to provide habitat for a variety of bird species. It is a… ›

Day 1 – Hotel Bougainvillea

Day 2 – Bosque Nuboso El Cocora, San Luis Tanagers, and Arenal

June 07, 2024

The early morning of our second day was once again spent wandering the grounds of Hotel Bougainvillea. I’ll emphasize the early part. The birds started loudly singing around 4:00 or 4:30 in the… ›

Day 2 – Bosque Nuboso El Cocora, San Luis Tanagers, and Arenal

Day 3 - Arenal Observatory Lodge

June 13, 2024

The agenda for this day was to explore the grounds of the Arenal Observatory Lodge. The day began on the deck outside the restaurant before 6:00 am. Like many places that cater to birding, the lodge… ›

Day 3 - Arenal Observatory Lodge

Day 4 - Caño Negro Wetlands National Wildlife Refuge

September 22, 2024

Day 4 – Caño Negro Wetlands National Wildlife Refuge Our day to visit Caño Negro Wetlands National Wildlife Refuge started early. We piled ourselves and our gear into the car well before sunrise. I… ›

Day 4 - Caño Negro Wetlands National Wildlife Refuge

Chickadee Nestlings

June 06, 2016

On Friday evening we were having dinner on our backyard patio when we saw a Chestnut-backed Chickadee nestling fluttering around. It evidently was the first of the brood to have fledged from the nest… ›

Chickadee Nestlings

Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

February 07, 2016

Birder’s Disneyland - that is what I call the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in British Columbia. The quantity, variety, and experience with the birds is almost too good to be real. You… ›

Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Fall Adventure

November 10, 2015

We recently returned from a early November adventure to the far Northeast Corner of Washington state. We went to Salmo Pass looking for northern and mountain species. Among our target birds were… ›

Fall Adventure

Red-tailed Hawk and composition

August 25, 2015

During the last month and a half of art shows I’ve been asked a lot questions about my photography. Common questions include “How long did it take you to get this picture?” and “Did you Photoshop out… ›

Red-tailed Hawk and composition

Great Gray Owls

June 11, 2015

We recently made a visit to the Grande Ronde valley in the Northeast corner of Oregon to look for Great Gray Owls. Great Grays are the largest (by size) owl in the U.S. - up to twenty-seven inches… ›

Great Gray Owls

A day in the desert

May 11, 2015

There is something about the Sonoran Desert that resonates with this boy from the Pacific Northwest. Maybe it was all those cowboy movies I grew up with. Whatever it is, the place has a special pull… ›

A day in the desert

Dippers on the Nooksack

April 15, 2015

In early March Jody and I went back up to the Nooksack River hoping to see Bald Eagles as we had in January. While it was too late in the season for that we did get the treat of watching a pair of… ›

Dippers on the Nooksack

Owls and Ethics

March 07, 2015

We've had an abundance of owls around this winter. Northern Pygmy Owls out by Carnation, a pair of Long-eared Owls in the Stanwood area, and even a Great Grey Owl just across the border in British… ›

Owls and Ethics

Winter on the Nooksack River

February 03, 2015

The North Fork of the Nooksack River is well know for Bald Eagles in the winter among photographers. It is almost two hours from our house so Jody and I haven't made it up there too many times. After… ›

Winter on the Nooksack River

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