The Gang

by | Feb 27, 2011 | Travel

I forgot to get a picture of my sister Mary on the last morning, so I guess we have to go back.

Aplomado Falcon @ sunrise

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Birding

The Aplomado Falcon sitting on our roof one morning, flying off to catch a moth then settling back down for some more looks…. a serious highlight of the Hato Pinera experience.  Our guide David even shot a 40 second video of this guy looking for breakfast and...

Yellow-knobbed Curassow

by | Feb 23, 2011 | Birding

One of the most spectacular birds of our recent SA trip was the Yellow-knobbed Curassow. Wikipedia describes this bird as follows:  The Yellow-knobbed Curassow (Crax daubentoni) is a large species of bird found in forest and woodland in Colombia and Venezuela. It...

Great Backyard Bird Count

by | Feb 22, 2011 | Birding

The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent.  This past weekend we watched the feeders and sky and tallied our...