Wanderings (Wildlife)

And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.

- John Muir -

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The Canal — The Canal

April 20, 2026 | Rio Chagres, Panama

Parts of the canal were as I imagined it. A straightened river, industrial ports, and massive just massive ships slowly plying its waters, but like the Mississippi River, the Panama Canal has backwaters, bayous, and tributaries that provide a haven for Panama's natural world...

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Islands in the Sky — Islands in the Sky

April 16, 2026 | Chiriquí Panama

The cloud forests of Central America act as islands in the sky isolating mountaintop populations of plants and animals from even nearby mountain peaks. The environment itself is special and this isolation makes each mountaintop unique...

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Rare and Endangered, the California Condors of Pinnacles National Park — Rare and Endangered, the California Condors of Pinnacles National Park

May 4, 2025 | Pinnacles National Park, CA USA

California Condors hold a special allure for me. When I first was getting into natural history and bought my first field guide, The Complete Field Guide to North American Wildlife, they immediately piqued my interest...

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Birding in Tanzania — Birding in Tanzania

January 26, 2025 | Tanzania

I went to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and for a safari to see the megafauna of Africa, the "Big 5" and others as they say. Birding was a lower priority, but being on a new continent for the first time and in a country with an amazing diversity of biomes, the birding didn't disappoint...

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A Week in Khutzeymateen — A Week in Khutzeymateen

June 23, 2024 | Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Preserve, BC, Canada

I'm afraid of bears. My fear goes beyond healthy fear and a bit into paranoia. Yet, I continue to seek them out and to explore places they call home. Grizzly Bears hold a special place in my heart and simultaneously in the fear receptors of my brain...

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Great Bear Rainforest — Great Bear Rainforest

September 2023 | Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

I knew it would be fun, I thought it could be great, but it turned out to be an epic, even spiritual adventure. I went to see and photograph bears, a unique and amazing population of bears, the Spirit Bears of British Columbia...

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Perfect Moments in the Lamar Valley — Perfect Moments in the Lamar Valley

September 2023 | Yellowstone National Park

I am a seeker of perfect moments. Those moments when you are 100% present, yes, no cell phones and no external interruptions, but more importantly and much harder, no interruptions from that voice inside your head...

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

- Mark Anthony Twain -