10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. Sperm Whales prey on Toothfish and large squid and in February 2007, a 10-metre (32.8 Enough History – Back to the Future.

Russia 171

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 171

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2014

Our campsite was gorgeous North Lake State Park in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, where the air is crisp, the forests are largely intact, and the bears force you to be careful about leaving food out when you go to sleep. Check out my mom’s blog post where she has a nice shot of my father and I looking at the wood-warblers.

New York 174

New York Cooking Chipmunks Owls 174

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In contemplating a title for this blog post, I vacillated between historical and geological references. Chacachacare was also the site of a US Army base, a leper colony, and before that, a whaling station. Tobago of course bears a closer geological relation to the aforementioned Netherlands Antilles than it does to Trinidad.

Trinidad 175

Trinidad Netherlands Columbus Whales 175