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Red-Crowned Cranes – Tancho
(Don’t forget to touch images you wish to look closer at) As I approached my first Red-Crowned Crane viewing area I was initially disappointed. There were no other cars in the parking lot and I couldn’t see where the birds … Continue reading
Crane Hunting – Kyushu
Travel in Asia is wonderful. Or at least it is for me. It is not filled with wildlife as Africa or as comfortably familiar as Europe, but the cultural complexity and the diversity of cultures make it so intriguing. Travel … Continue reading
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
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
Turkey 2019
I was awake when the call to prayers from a mosque nearby announced that morning had come and that I was in Istanbul. I had gone to bed early after close to 20 hours traveling from Calgary . I am … Continue reading
Colombia Birding
Colombia 2019 Colombia, fourth in population size in the Americas; behind, the US, Mexico and Brazil, sits at the top end of South America touching Panama, which makes it a birding flyway. The Spanish arrived in 1499, drawn in large … Continue reading
On Past Kochi
March 27th day 13 It felt good to be working with clean clothes and my body felt pretty good as well. I got away at 6:30 and walked for three hours, a short break and then to a Lawson’s … Continue reading
Ohenro – Kochi Prefecture, Part 1
In the last 5 days since my last post I have visited 4 temples and have been walking along the southern coast of Shikoku. I have many more days on the southern shore before I finally begin to heading north … Continue reading
North American Birds 2017
2017 Birding Photography 2016 was the first year that I worked at getting good photographs of North American birds. I made trips to BC, New Mexico and Arizona and made many forays out from Calgary. My collection pales in comparison … Continue reading