Wallkill River & Shawangunk N.W.R mammals
Went birding with two of my friends today at the Wallkill River N.W.R. in Pine Plains, NY, and Shawangunk Grasslands N.W.R. in Galeville, NY. At the first spot besides the birds
Costa Rica 2010 Trip Report
I first bought a guide book for Costa Rica in 1996, but for various reasons that I cannot remember, though which probably had something to do with my ex-wife’s belief that th
South and Central Colombia, 2020
With Cheryl Antonucci, Becky Henshaw, Jon Hall, Martin Royle, Hari Sankar, Venkat Sankar and Ian Thompson. Plus Rob Smith and Claudia Diaz from Wild About Colombia. When I first vi
Advertising: The Tibetan Plateau in July
Royle Safaris have one space open on a July trip to the Tibetan Plateau. Targets include Snow Leopard, Pallas’s Cat, Tibetan Wolves, Eurasian Lynx, Tibetan Antelope, Wild Yak an
Just a moggie?
Stayed overnight in the Sabana Beach Resort, Lake Langano, Ethiopia in early Feb 2020 and saw this cat in the grounds at dusk. It didn’t occur to me that it was anything
Saiga at Stepnoi 19-27 May 2020
19-27 May 2020 trip to see Siaga (and other mammals and widlife) at Stepnoi. Two spaces available, strictly sharing costs (not for profit), around Euro 1300/person for transport, a
Wakodahatchee Nature Preserve, Delray Beach FL, Marsh Rabbit
On a tip from a friend went to Wakodahatchee Wildlife Preserve last night, Feb 20,2020 looking for Marsh Rabbit. The preserve is quite small and easy to get into and out of with
What does using a heat scope look like?
Here’s an interesting post from Charles Hood. I have done a before and after shot of a fake mouse, first by torch and then by heat scope, for those of us who have not used on
Anyone want to join us for a long weekend bat blitz in Costa Rica?
If you read my short report yesterday about Sylvan in Costa Rica you might understand why I am in a rush to get back! In short Fiona Reid has run several bioblitzes there in recent
HMW 9
I finally finished going through the last volume of Handbook of Mammals of the World. It is the best one in the series: parts of the text look like they’ve actually been proofrea