Category Archives: Birds and Animals

East Africa Birds – 1

For seven weeks Rich King and I visited Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia, largely in search of birds.  Rich is a casual bird lister, I try to be a bird photographer.  I hesitate to give either of us these labels … Continue reading

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Kenya

I saw a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills. Actually I have seen many farms so far on my trip to Africa, even some in the Ngong Hills as we passed through on the way to … Continue reading

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East Africa

Once again I have neglected this blog.  It is almost two years since my birding/biking trip to Japan/ Taiwan and my last entries.  Although my travels are getting less adventurous I am still getting around.    In the last two years … Continue reading

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On up the East Side of Taiwan

A few shots from my first week I le­­ft you in Tainan on March 3rd.  I was pretty beat up, but I had had an easy and enjoyable day birding and cycling in Tainan.  A big part of the rejuvenation … Continue reading

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Taiwan

Sorry, no photos this time My transition from Japan to Taiwan went well.  Haneda Airport in Tokyo got me onto my plane without any people help, all electronic, in minutes.  A four hour flight landed me in Taipei around 2:00 … Continue reading

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Steller’s Eagles

Still dark at 5:00 as I was picked up from Minshuku Marumi Shokuu taken 10 minutes to a small wood shack out of the brittle cold and asked for money; I paid.  I was in Rausu, a small fishing village … Continue reading

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Crane Spectacle at Izumi

(To get a larger image of the photos click on them) My days at the Shin Tsurumi Tei were each the same.  I was up and out at 6:30, still dark, and climbed the outside staircase of the Crane Observation … Continue reading

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In Between Dances

I am doing a post at this time primarily to brush up my posting skills after such a long hiatus. This in preparation for future travels. It is almost three years since my last posting; Bangkok to Singapore.  Since then … Continue reading

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Bangkok to Singapore – The Birds

My bike trip from Bangkok to Singapore was the last of a number of East Asia bike adventures that have been on my agenda for the twenty years that I have been travelling extensively. My other trips have taken me … Continue reading

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Onto Singapore

I am posting now from Calgary. First a few photos from the first part of Malaysia (Georgetown and Fraser’s Hill) that I was unable to add in my last post. From Georgetown From Fraser’s Hill Feb28-Mar 11 Fraser’s Hill to … Continue reading

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