10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2014

That’s right, I, along with my family and some really good friends, was camping. 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. I like phoebes.

New York 175

New York Cooking Chipmunks Owls 175

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

I didn’t know the set up required for a black bear, or how high a Florida panther can actually jump. I come from a family where the worse the situation, the faster and more furiously the wisecracks fly, so I suppose I’m hardwired to look for humor. And of course, Carl Hiaasen, who unintentionally taught me how to write a novel.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 261

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 261

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

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. Sure enough it was a place I always wanted to visit for birding, but things never fell into place.

Trinidad 179

Trinidad Netherlands Columbus Whales 179