The Wildlife of the Kinabatangan
The twin Yamaha 150 horsepower engines gurgled and spluttered to life, as the boat chugged away from the Sandakan dock […]
Harbour Seals of Monterey Bay
The waters of Monterey Bay are a veritable stew of wildlife. The great and the good of marine biodiversity swim […]
Booming Banded Bullfrogs of the Burbs
The rain had been falling steadily all day. Still the clinging heat persisted. If anything, the humidity levels had risen […]
The King and I – Search for the King Cobra
The little island of Singapore has an abundance of wildlife. The government strategy is to evolve from a Garden City […]
The Cemetery Squirrels – European Red
It was a scorcher of a day in Munich. I had arrived in the great Bavarian city after a long […]
Sunda Colugo – The Flying Lemur
In the steamy jungles of South East Asia lives a peculiar creature. A small cat-sized tree dweller that appears to […]
A life in the gutter – Asian Toad
Water is the life blood of the small island city state of Singapore; it is hot, it is very hot. […]
Enchanting Red Eft
The Autumnal woodlands of the North Eastern States are adorned with nature’s enchantments. As temperatures cool, dark green leaves fade […]
Black Cockatoos in Sydney
I first encountered Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos entirely by accident. Full disclosure; I didn’t even know these majestic birds lived in […]
Tropicbirds of Grand Turk
I stood on the deck of the tiny vacation home and gazed dreamily at the turquoise ocean that rolled out […]
Where to See a Sea Otter
It was daybreak on a chilly morning in Northern California. The rising sun was painting her first golden strokes across […]
The Nature of Lockdown
2020 – The year of The Virus and the spring of lockdown. I returned from vacation in March to a […]
Sydney Swans – Also Available in Black
All swans are white, right? Majestic snow-white angels of the lake. Wrong! It was during a 1980s summer holiday to […]
Where to see a Woodcock in Manhattan
Monolithic skyscrapers burst from every inch of land on New York’s iconic Manhattan island. They stand like great tombstones for […]
Seeing a Wild Alligator
It had been a chilly winter’s night in Savannah, Georgia, but my hopes of seeing my first wild American Alligator […]
Winter Ruddy Ducks on the Hudson River
The fierce wind sliced through my jacket as I stepped outside the door of my apartment building. Winter had wrapped […]
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