by simpleDesigns | Feb 13, 2011 | Travel
Casa Marie was founded by Norbert and Gabriele (Gabby) Flauger, originally from Berlin, Germany. Casa Maria has six bedrooms, including two in adjoining bungalows, all with in suite bathrooms and hot/cold water. There are two butterfly houses and several small...
by simpleDesigns | Feb 12, 2011 | Birding
Tanagers are one of my all time favorite bird families with over 240 known species. Here are several of the Tanagers we saw in the area surrounding Casa Maria Lodge.
by simpleDesigns | Feb 11, 2011 | Travel
We left Minneapolis just as a decent snow was setting up to mess with airports around the country. The lounge in Houston made the 6 hour layover a bit more tolerable but still sleep eluded me. We finally left the States at midnight, arriving in Caracas at about...
by simpleDesigns | Feb 10, 2011 | Birding, Travel
Tina and I are back from Venezuela. We have several thousand images to sort and we will post some as we cull the good ones out of the pile. The birds were numerous, fantastic and sometimes difficult to keep track of. On Monday, Feb 7th, we saw 85 species of...
by simpleDesigns | Feb 1, 2011 | Personal
One of my favorite birds of 2010 was this male Long-tailed Duck that hung out on Vadnais Lake for much of November with the Common Goldeneye’s and other fall migrants. I just wish he’d have come a bit closer for his picture.
