Came home this afternoon after a pre-dawn departure for a photography workshop in the Eastern Shore. Dinner was being served in the front yard. On the menu? Squirrel Tartare. He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner. Benjamin Franklin
This morning I had an early start with a couple of friends to go birding in a local park. The birds but were hiding high and dry in the trees. Peter Rabbit was munching on some freshly rained upon grass and froze when he saw us. We birded […]
Board a panga with me and let’s slowly float along the cliffs of Tagus Cove. The high rocks are teeming with life that can only be seen by water. This cove is popular with a number of birds and wildlife, as well as Sally Lightfoot Crabs and Marine […]
It’s Time to “Wake Up”!
Changing the channel on you today. The Galapagos still awaits for us, but in the meantime Spring has Sprung on the Chesapeake Bay. Due to a longer winter, migration movements of beautiful song birds have been delayed and are more concentrated. Birders have been thrilled the past week […]
The afternoon visit on Santiago Island began on a black sanded beach with snorkeling. After an hour’s stay we donned our shoes to hike through the island to arrive to a volcanic rock filled coastline. The terrain was rugged and the surf’s waves boomed in the distance. This […]
Little did I know that the walk from the black sanded beach to a beige colored beach was to be a power walk. As we had a wet landing upon arrival on Santiago Island, I had worn my Teva sandals in the water. Walking with wet Tevas and […]
Rabida Island, Galapagos is a beautiful iron-rich red rock island. Arrival by a wet landing from our ship, the Eclipse, we walked a short trail that led off the beach. A continual screech cry couldn’t be ignored and looking down I saw a teenage Galapagos Mockingbird screaming at […]
A true example of evolution is seen in the Galapagos Islands with the Flightless Cormorant. This Cormorant is the only one in the world that has lost its ability to fly. The Flightless Cormorant is endemic to the Galapagos Islands, found only on Fernandina and Isabela Islands. With […]
A contradiction in reality, finding a Penguin on equator seems like a fantasy. Due to the chilly Humboldt Current, and the Cromwell Current these birds in tuxedos have found a unique home. Found primarily along the volcanic rocky shores of the islands of Fernandina, and Isabela, these small […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 