2022
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 […]
Read MoreVenture to South Africa
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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Hawk Mountain, PA, Delaware Bayshore & Cape May, NJ
September 21-29, 2022 With Simon Thompson Narrative and Photos by Simon Thompson Despite some of the mileage, this is one of my favorite trips which visits three great birding destinations in the Mid-Atlantic states. We always start the tour in Philadelphia which has good connections to both domestic and international destinations; the latter important on […]
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Venture to Panama: Hawk Migration at Canopy Tower
October 8 – 15, 2022 With Aaron Steed Narrative by Aaron Steed, Photos by Aaron Steed and Joan Baker We arrived at the Canopy Tower in the afternoon and after getting settled in, we all met at the top to get acquainted with our surroundings and the birds typical around our lodging. The view from […]
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Venture to Cape Cod & Rhode Island
October 16 – 21, 2022 with Kevin Burke Narrative by Kevin Burke; Photos by Kevin Burke & Cindy Stacy This year’s Cape Cod/Rhode Island tour was a ton of fun! New England in the Fall is gorgeous. The leaves were at peak, the ocean was not too windy, the temperature was mild, and the food […]
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Fall Warbler Weekend 2022
September 16 -19, 2022 with Kevin Burke Narrative by Kevin Burke, Photos by Ross McKinney This was our inaugural Fall Warbler Weekend. The Spring Warbler Weekends were such a hit that we decided to try a Fall one out too. We had six participants for the weekend. The weather could not have been better. It […]
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Oregon Venture 2022
August 29 – September 9, 2022 Leaders: Kevin Burke and Michael McCloy Narrative by Kevin Burke; Photos by Holger Teichmann and Kevin Burke This was our first Oregon Venture in quite a while. Seven awesome participants and two guides wound our way through most of the state on an updated longer itinerary of this incredible […]
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Naturalist’s Tour of Scotland’s Highlands & Islands
July 29 – August 9, 2022 Leaders: Mike Werndly & Simon Thompson Narrative by Mike Werndly; Photos by Mike Werndly & Simon Thompson The Naturalist’s Tour of Scotland’s Highlands and Islands really got started on Saturday July 30th after some sightseeing in the beautiful Georgian city of Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital and also summer residence to […]
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Venture to Iceland
May 22-29, 2022 Susan Campbell and Steve Shultz, leaders Narrative by Steve Shultz, Photos by Steve Shultz and Gretchen Locy Sunday, May 22 – Keflavik We land in an unusually sunny and not as windy as one might expect Keflavik International Airport. Our carriage onto the island is Icelandair’s “Latrabjarg.” Apropos as these are Iceland’s […]
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