Years ago in the village of Alamos in Sonora, Mexico, Alan, Beth Russell and I stumbled across this Buff-collared Nightjar. (Maybe stumbled across isn’t quite right––we were out on that chilly night specifically to look for one!) The bird was nestled under a street lamp … Continue readingBuff-collared Nightjar / Field Sketching Workshop
Alan and I are just back from Midway Atoll, an idyllic coral-fringed trio of islands, where significant history and wildlife converge. I was scouting a tour which WINGS will offer in coming years. Color-drenched Sand Island at Midway Atoll (Photos by Narca) When we step … Continue readingMidway Atoll!
We’ve had a full week! Many friends who know the Sky Islands choose the late monsoon season to visit, when hummingbirds are streaming south, nectar-feeding bats cluster around the feeders, and masses of clouds keep the temperatures just about perfect. (Of course the gnats find … Continue readingPortal, Late Summer
In Hawaii, wandering atop the dark lava flows (only recently colonized by ‘ohi’a shrubs), is a small goose, the Nene. I marvel that a waterbird, a goose, is at home on these rough lava beds. Nene on the Big Island (Photo by Narca) … Continue readingA Goose on the Lava Flows??