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Stuff (and Stuffing) Thursday was a great day all in all. It was nice seeing former wife Dana and husband Kenny, Dana’s sister Rachel and her husband Bob, and son-in-law Erik’s sister Eva and her two boys, along with my two daughters and their families. My late-Mom and my late-sister Arna were missed. I […] Stuff It was very strange yesterday getting on and off a plane without one of my Think Tank rolling bags. Our trip was uneventful and it was great seeing Lissy and Azik and Ilyas and Idris and some of the early-arriving guests. Lots more will be showing up today for the big meal and the […] Stuff I started working on (and finished) this blog post very early on the way to Orlando Airport on Wednesday morning, 21 NOV. My son-in-law Erik Egensteiner is driving. Jen is up front and I am in the back seat with grand-daughter Maya. We are flying to Islip this morning to spend Thursday and Friday […] Stuff On Sunday morning I spent several hours tidying up details for the upcoming Falklands land-based IPT. Then I spent the rest of the day watching NFL football. I still need to finish the gear/clothing letter for the trip. I have been getting back into the pool recently and have almost built back up […] Stuff Numbers have been down on my last two birding walk/drive-arounds but I’ve seen some great birds. On Thursday I had a fly-by drake Bufflehead, an ILE first for me and a rare bird away from the coasts. And last night driving back from my sunset walk there was a Great Horned Owl sitting on […] Stuff I had 34 species on Wednesday and 35 on Tuesday on my birding walk/drive-arounds. Highlights on Tuesday included a fly-by grey ghost — a male Northern Harrier, and a young Cooper’s Hawk. I had seen harriers at ILE but never a male. The Falklands trip is now full; whew! Blog regular Steve Rentmeesters fill […] Stuff I had 32 species on my bird walk/drive-around on Monday morning. I checked for the Purple Gallinule in the same spot as yesterday. It responded to audio; the Least Bittern did not. Be sure to click on the Emperor Penguin wingstretch image below to enjoy the spectacular larger version. Six folks are […] BAA Online Store The BAA Online Store was down for most of Sunday. By Sunday evening, it was back up. Stuff I had 34 species on my walk on Sunday morning. I saw a bird jumping around at the base of some reeds so I got out of the car, raised my bins, and […] Stuff I was glad to learn that multiple IPT veteran Mike Gotthelf sold his Canon EOS 1DX in near-mint condition for $2299.00 this week just days are selling his Canon EOS 7D Mark II in near-mint condition for $799.00. There are now five folks signed up for San Diego. The limit is eight. Only two […] Stuff There was an influx of passerines (small perching birds) on Wednesday; I wound up with 32 species total in spite of missing a few easy birds. I had 28 on my Thursday morning walk; the birds that were present in the woods near my home were totally absent this morning … I am still […] Stuff I have been swimming and walking every day since I got home. I walk with my Leica 8×32 Trinovid binoculars and then drive around for a few blocks bird watching. In fall and early winter I usually see between 20 and 30 species each day. It is fun to note the patterns of migration. […] Stuff Don’t forget to set your clocks back 🙂 I spent most of yesterday trying unsuccessfully to fill the single slot on the Falklands Land-based IPT (DEC 22, 2018 thru JAN 5, 2019). 🙁 If you missed the details and are interested, please see the blog post here. Only two folks are signed […] A Once-in-a Lifetime Land-based Falklands Opportunity. But You Must Act Now. Due to a cancellation, there is one opening on my Falklands Land-based IPT DEC 22, 2018 thru JAN 5, 2019. I checked yesterday and the Saturday-only flights to Stanley, The Falklands (on 12/22/18) and back to Santiago, Chile (on 1/5/19) are both currently open. […] Stuff I got off the ship on the morning of Wednesday, October 31. I had two hours to kill before the bus would take my group to the airport. Amazingly, there were 4-8 Southern Giant Petrels feeding near shore and displaying aggressively. I grabbed the 500 PF and a D850 and sat on a rock […] Stuff As I am traveling in the Southern Ocean, I will be without internet access from the afternoon of October 19 until November 1. When I left, there were only two people signed up for the Early Winter DeSoto IPT; do consider joining us. Galapagos Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime/Limit 12/Openings: 3 Right now I […] Stuff As I am traveling in the Southern Ocean, I will be without internet access from the afternoon of October 19 until November 1. When I left, there were only two people signed up for the Early Winter DeSoto IPT; do consider joining us. Galapagos Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime/Limit 12/Openings: 3 Right now I […] Stuff As I am traveling in the Southern Ocean, I will be without internet access from the afternoon of October 19 until November 1. When I left, there were only two people signed up for the Early Winter DeSoto IPT; do consider joining us. Galapagos Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime/Limit 12/Openings: 3 Right now I […] Stuff Last February, a friend and I signed up for Andrew McLachlan’s Cayman Brac/Brown Booby Workshop. We had a great time, learned a bunch, and wound up with a ton of great images (as seen on the blog). Andrew is a moderator in the Landscapes, Cityscapes and Travel Forum on BirdPhotographer’s.Net. His e-guide to frog […] Stuff As I am traveling in the Southern Ocean, I will be without internet access from the afternoon of October 19 until November 1. When I left, there were only two people signed up for the Early Winter DeSoto IPT; do consider joining us. Galapagos Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime/Limit 12/Openings: 3 Right now I […] Stuff As I am traveling in the Southern Ocean, I will be without internet access from the afternoon of October 19 until November 1. When I left, there were only two people signed up for the Early Winter DeSoto IPT; do consider joining us. Like spoonbills? Do consider joining me on the Hooptie Deux […] |
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