A Life in the Freezer – Tundra Swan
I arrived at the lake at Cape May lighthouse before sunrise. The temperature was well below freezing and the glass […]
The Odyssey with Humpback Whales
The bow of the boat cut through the warm waters of Australia’s Hervey Bay. The cool air, heavy with salt […]
Red-winged Blackbird
If you are reading this in the United States of America, you might be wondering what is so special about the […]
The Wading Willet
Bird watching is never more challenging than when trying to distinguish between the distant, scuttling dots that are wading birds. […]
The Dark Knight – Flying Fox
Chiroptophobia – the fear of bats; the dark creature of the night that has struck terror into the hearts of people for […]
Surviving The Big Apple – Canada Geese
The Hudson River slices a border between New York and New Jersey. On the Manhattan side is the concrete grid […]
The Hudson’s Brant
New York City needs little introduction. A throbbing metropolis and concrete jungle where, as they say, if you can make it here, […]
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