The full moon illuminates a mountainous landscape of forest and cow pastures. Wind whistles through the treetops and cold air cuts through our jackets. It is 11:50 PM on New Year’s Eve and our eyes lock onto the eye-shine of a Dusky Nightjar. In ten minutes, we hope to call this species our first birdContinueContinue reading “Ringing in the New Year”
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The Land of Turtles
While our current position with Costa Rica Bird Observatories is primarily based out of the highlands, Steve and I also have the privilege of working on the Caribbean Coast for several days each month. Compared to the cold, wet, and windy highlands, the Caribbean’s warm weather is a nice change, even though tropical rainstorms areContinueContinue reading “The Land of Turtles”
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize
31 March – 2 April, 2017 As I near the end of my five months in Central America, I visit Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, a lagoon in Belize famous for harboring multitudes of birds in early spring. Most of these birds are North American migrants staging for their migration back north. Just like the migrants,ContinueContinue reading “Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize”
Joel Such Photography 