(A quick intro – Simone is the other main contributor to Wingtrip, but she’s been busy traveling, hunting bunnies with her hawks, and having intellectual freak outs about Carnivorous plants. This is the first installment of her report from a trip to Costa Rica) The… Read More
This photo of a Hooded Oriole is an embodiment of enjoying nature. Exploration of living systems is fleeting and one amasses their database for comprehension with repetitious events like this one. At the risk of sounding sentimental or romantic (which I can be, but I… Read More
A far parcel of Oregon houses a lasting corner of my imagination. Down a seemingly endless road of silty dust, potholes, and bovine distressed shrub steppe, I find myself at a gate in late May. It keeps happening every year now. No sign of nearby… Read More
Simone, a large number of our cohorts, and I are off to the Malheur Bird Observatory for Memorial Day weekend. It’s a tradition upheld by Steve Herman, seeing as he is the proud owner of the observatory. So – down to Central Oregon for the… Read More
Looks can be deceiving. If you showed me this photo of a Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), there’s a good chance I’d say it was a female. For all intensive purposes, it does appear to be of the fairer gender. But there’s a hint that should… Read More
The abrupt, moist change in Seattle weather combined with a stuffy office got me daydreaming of places distant. Possibly it’s a little morbid, but I think the signs above are pretty amusing. Just in case you are confused – the sign on top is a… Read More
In attempt to bring more content, I’ve decided to start doing photo blasts on a regular basis. The general idea is to find a pretty picture that me or one of the contributors of Wingtrip have taken and say a few words about it. Simple… Read More
(When I go on week long trips, see massive amounts, and come back with a lot to say, brevity goes out the door. I appreciate all my readers, however few, and I promise shorter entries in the future. However, I hope you enjoy my notes… Read More
I’d like to preface with a warning. This entry contains the manic depictions of deviants. Birding has many manifestations. Some are the gentle musing of the causal observer, no less informed, simply less hastened or statistic driven. This is a trip report of the absurdist,… Read More
Unfortunately for almost everyone else, food poisoning interrupted the group’s fun near the end of the trip. I managed to stay bug free and enjoyed all the food put in front of me. Although it’s easy for me to say, if relatively minor food poisoning… Read More
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