Predator in the City – Powerful Owl
I love unexpected or incidental wildlife encounters. There is something very satisfying about planning a successful trip to see rare, […]
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, […]
Sabah’s Secret – The Bornean Pygmy Elephant
The Malaysian state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo has a secret. Deep in the forests that bound the […]
The Iconic Emu of Australia
Australia – The only country in the world that routinely eats its own Coat of Arms. Many Aussies will tell you […]
The Very Nosy Proboscis Monkey
Borneo is extraordinary. Positioned in the South China Sea, mainland Borneo is the third largest island in the world, and […]
Pink Gold – The Roseate Spoonbill
The sprawling wetlands of Florida form North America’s premier habitat for egret, heron and ibis. Large bodies of shallow and […]
Dazzling Bee-eaters of Sri Lanka
The emerald isle of Sri Lanka is a dream destination for lovers of nature. The vast national parks, where wild Asian Elephants still […]
Koalas of Kangaroo Island
As a very young child I can remember my cousin, who was 2 years older than me, having a toy […]
The Skydiving Brown Pelican
Like The Osprey, the Brown pelican was pushed to the verge of extinction by the extensive use of pesticides, which found […]
Komodo National Park – Here Be Dragons…
In 2007, a Komodo dragon killed an eight-year-old boy. This was the first fatal attack on a human by one […]
Is it an owl? Is it a log? No, it is a Frogmouth!
There is a bizarre species of bird that lives in Australasia and across SE Asia that would be entitled to enter […]
San Francisco; Hummingbirds in the city
New York City had been held firmly in the grip of what appeared to be the start of a new […]
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