Author Archives: Richard
2019 Winter Trip Planning
Fed up with the depressing Border Wall plans and the ongoing paramilitary presence along the border, we decided to cancel our trip to Texas and instead, give northern Florida a try. Most southern Florida campgrounds were already full so as … Continue reading
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Bittern Out Back
Earlier in the week, Sally came upon an American Bittern right at the end of our path to the river. All I had was my iPhone and the photos, in poor light, were not good. Yesterday, we saw it again, … Continue reading
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A Day at Chincoteague
During a quick trip to Virginia, we drove up to Chincoteague Island for a little birding. A friend of Sally’s, Chip, met up with us for a visit to National Wildlife Refuge and was a wonderful host/guide. Not only does … Continue reading
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Muggy Mid-day Paddle
Like most of the East, and it seems, most of the world, we have been enduring a long stretch of hot and humid conditions with sparse precipitation. While the river is low, paddling seemed like a nice option to get … Continue reading
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Sunday Birding
I awoke to the song of a Carolina Wren, sort of unusual here — and going out to look for it, saw this trio in the back yard. I did some reading on the back deck, watching the birds coming … Continue reading
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Some Local Birds
With a marriage, house sale, move, van repair, and family reunion, it has been a busy late Spring/Summer. The birding has been quite good locally and we continue to see all sorts of avian visitors to our back yard. Here … Continue reading
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Local Rambles
I’ve set up a round-trip bird walk, about 3.2 miles long, that goes up the trail along the North Branch of the Winooski, hooking up with the paths around the North Branch Nature Center. It’s a good way to get … Continue reading
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Looking For Love
Vermont, while well into Spring calendar-wise, is still gloves and boots season for birding. On a recent four-mile walk in light drizzle, not only were there some new arrivals (Hermit Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Yellow-bellied, Sapsucker, Broad-winged Hawk) but many seemed … Continue reading
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Returning Home
The trip downriver to Sani Lodge was boring. Most of us slept part of the way. The trip back was much different: the river was raging with waves and floating logs coming at us continually. At one point, we heard … Continue reading
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A Visit to the Sani Isla Community
Sani Isla is a community of about 600 Kichwa indigenous people nestled along the Napo river deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The Sani Lodge is their main source of income but in looking to diversify, the women in the community expressed … Continue reading
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