Year: 2023
Venture to Puerto Vallarta
February 19 – 26, 2023 With Susan Campbell and Steve Shultz Narrative by Susan Campbell, photos by Susan Campbell, Steve Shultz and Carolyn McAllaster Often mid-February is a time when those of us at latitudes higher than about thirty wish for warm breezes, sunshine, and maybe a sandy beach visit. After months of winter cold, […]
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Venture to New Mexico
January 15-22 With Johnny Wilson Narrative and photos by Johnny Wilson A group of five birders arrived in Albuquerque on the evening of January 14 ready for a New Mexican winter adventure of note. During dinner we listed our target birds while enjoying our first taste of New Mexican food for the trip. Everyone went […]
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Venture to Florida’s Space Coast
Dec 11-16, 2022 With Aaron Steed Narrative and Photos by Aaron Steed Our quick getaway to the ‘Space Coast’ of Florida was really just 4.5 days long, which is not a huge amount of time to explore this rich area! We focused our efforts on the classic hotspots of the region, making a few adjustments […]
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Venture to Northern Minnesota
January 23 – 28, 2023 With Kevin Burke Narrative by Kevin Burke, Photos by Kevin Burke and Gisele Schoene This year’s tour to Northern Minnesota and Sax-Zim Bog was fabulous! Every year is different up in the great white north. We were fortunate to have temperatures in the 20’s for most of the trip, although […]
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October 25 -November 14, 2022 With Simon Thompson Narrative and photos by Simon Thompson After our long flights from the US we all met at the Africa Moon guesthouse in Johannesburg. It was good to relax for the evening before our first full day out on the African continent. We met our local guide, Grant, […]
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Venture to Southeast Brazil
November 19 – 27, 2023 with Mark Welford Narrative by Mark Welford; Photos by Mark Welford and Bruno Renno The three of us, Terry, Tom, and me, arrived separately on Saturday, November 19 at Vitoria, Brazil and met at our hotel. After signing in, we went off to the nearby marsh where we got Ash-throated […]
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