20 September 2011 Polar Bears can be lightning fast with their powerful forelimbs; that’s what it takes to catch and pull a seal out onto the ice during the instant it pops its head up in a … [Read more...]
Lou Newman at 82 Degrees North
The equator is 0º latitude; the North Pole is 90º N; Sarasota, Florida, is 27º N; Anchorage, Alaska, is 61º N and the North Slope of Alaska is 71º N. This trip begins at 78º N in the … [Read more...]
New Mexico – Home Stretch
Hey BirdFriends, Hard to believe its September already!!! And just like that the summer monsoons have shut off here. No afternoon showers now for over a week. Nights are dropping down to 51 … [Read more...]
New Mexico Travelogue – Part 2
BirdFriends, Southwest New Mexico continues to enchant us, especially August weather that is in the 80s and 24% humidity. We are in what the locals call Monsoon season ( back home they are just … [Read more...]
New Mexico Travelogue
Greetings Bird Friends, You know, I’m not just about birds (well almost!) and Southwest New Mexico offers up other things of interest besides birds (hard to believe, I know). The area known as … [Read more...]
Rick’s New Mexico Trip
Hey BirdFriends, Lois and I are now moved in to our "Beat the heat, Summer Retreat" here in Silver City , New Mexico. It is tucked into the Southwest corner of New Mexico, only 70 miles east of … [Read more...]
Southeastern Arizona Trip, April 16-23, 2011
On Sunday morning we awoke early and upon stepping out of our cozy cottages at Cave Creek Ranch in Portal, Arizona, we were stunned by the dramatic beauty of the Chiricahua Mountains looming above … [Read more...]
Travel Log: Magee Marsh, Ohio
BirdFriends, Having been denied my migration fix adequately, I decided to venture up to Magee marsh in Northern Ohio. Magee lies on the the shores of Lake Erie just one hour west of Cleveland. On … [Read more...]
