Note: if there appear to be formatting errors in this e-mail (such as photo size, shape, or caption issues), please click on “Read on Blog” at the top right corner of the note to read the blog post online. 2026/08/25: Cheynes Beach, WA A long day on foot, walking over 5 miles, primarily in soft […]
Category: Travel: International
Australia: The Southwest
Note: if there appear to be formatting errors in this e-mail (such as photo size, shape, or caption issues), please click on “Read on Blog” at the top right corner of the note to read the blog post online. 2026/08/11: Rottnest Island, WA Took a fast catamaran from Hillarys to Rottnest, with large swells from […]
Australia: The Northwest
Note: if there appear to be formatting errors in this e-mail (such as photo size, shape, or caption issues), please click on “Read on Blog” at the top right corner of the note to read the blog post online. 2026/07/28: Lake Argyle and Kununurra, WA Had an exciting birding cruise on Lake Argyle, the primary […]
Australia: The Top End
Note: if there appear to be formatting errors in this e-mail (such as photo size, shape, or caption issues), please click on “Read on Blog” at the top right corner of the note to read the blog post online. 2026/07/14: Pine Creek, NT Had a leisurely breakfast outside this morning, listening to the many birds […]
Australia: The Red Centre
Note: if there appear to be formatting errors in this e-mail (such as photo size, shape, or caption issues), please click on “Read on Blog” at the top right corner of the note to read the blog post online. 2026/06/30: MacDonnell Range, NT Walked around the bottom of the gorge in the morning and evening, […]
Australia: To the Outback
Note: if there appear to be formatting errors in this e-mail, please click on “Read on Blog” at the top right corner of the note to read the blog post online. 2026/06/16: Atherton Tableland, Qld, Aus We quickly checked for the tree kangaroo early this morning but it had moved. Got breakfast in town at […]
Australia: Northeast Queensland
2026/06/02: Bramston Beach, Qld We enjoyed a short morning at beautiful Etty Bay (checkout time 10 a. m., unfortunately), during which I got a blog post issued. We then relocated to Bramston Beach to visit a cave with a colony of Common Dusky Leaf-nosed Bats. We were very fortunate to have precise directions from a […]
Australia: Southeast Queensland
2026/05/19: Transit to Lamington NP, Qld It rained the entire day as we drove to O’Reilly’s, where we camp for 3 nights. We got in around 3 pm and the rain tapered off but it was foggy and the wind ramped up, so we did not do anything outdoors. Eileen saw a Whip-tailed Wallaby as […]
Australia: Sydney to Northern New South Wales
[Previously, I have written blog posts that synthesize retrospectively what we experienced during a preceding time period, organizing the information using the perspective gained over a number of weeks. We are currently traveling in Australia on a 6-month road trip around the continent, and it does not look like there will be time to write […]
Oaxaca Slopes
Oaxaca is an exceptionally diverse state in Mexico, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the edge of the coastal plain that borders the Gulf of Mexico. It has rugged, primarily mountainous terrain, in the center of which sits the high Oaxaca Valley. We had birded this valley in 2021, and one week ago finished a […]