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Galapagos Island Adventure – Part 5
We cannot leave the Galapagos Islands without visiting several iconic species. There are the two species of frigatebird, the Red-billed Tropicbird, and of course the boobies. The two frigatebirds found on the Galapagos Island cross ranges on the Galapagos Island and a few small islands along the Pacific coast of Central America. The Magnificent Frigatebird…
Galapagos Island Endemics (Part 4)
In the last three blogs, I discussed our Galapagos Island adventures with the Mockingbirds, Darwin Finches, Reptiles, and Mammals. While the whole ecology is built upon the geology, ocean currents, and resulting plants that would take a book and those have already been written. With this next Galapagos Island blog, I intend to focus on…
Galapagos Islands Endemics (Part 3 Non-birds)
An endemic Lava Lizard basking on an endemic Land Iguana
Galapagos Birding (Part 2)
If you read the previous blog, you know that Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Island in 1835. During his five weeks there, the variety of mockingbirds, finches, endemic birds, reptiles, and plants captured his attention. These species all contributed to his development of the Theory of Evolution. While there, he collected specimens of the small…
Galapagos Island Birding (Part 1)
This July, Eileen and I joined Wildside Nature Tours for 10 days on the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. Located 700 miles from the coast of Ecuador, the bird list for all of the islands amounts to just 125 species. But are they ever special! In 1831, a 22-year-old Charles Darwin joined the HMS Beagle for…
Cruise Birding – 11 European countries in 12 days!
On May 13, Ed and I departed for an 18-day trip to Europe! It was our first trip “across the pond” in 10 years! And it felt so good to go back. We flew to Paris and then took a 12-day Baltic cruise out of Le Havre. It was our first cruise, (I had a…
SIB Travels: Texas and Oklahoma
Members of Seabrook Island Birders love to travel to find birds. In fact, several members have some very exciting travel plans this summer so stay tuned for those upcoming blogs! As for me, I traveled to Texas and Oklahoma this spring for a wildlife photography workshop. They say that photographers don’t go on vacation, they…
SIB Travels: An African Safari
As soon as Turtle Patrol season was over on Seabrook, my husband and I left for an adventure in Southern Africa. We’d been on safari 33 years ago and were very excited to have an opportunity to go back. Our goal was twofold – see Victoria Falls and see the Big Five (lions, leopards, rhinos,…
SIB Travels: GPS Birding, Texas Style!
Llano Grande Golf CourseMercedes, TX The Dilettante Birders spent April in Texas, enjoying the eclipse and birding in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. One birding adventure stands out as we searched for a bird on the Rare Bird List. We left Brownsville headed for Corpus Christi. Since Mercedes, TX was not that far, we decided…
SIB Travels: South Texas
Jennifer Jerome and I (Judy Morr) recently joined Craig Watson and Ventures Birding for 10 days of birding in South Texas. Craig’s twin brother Keith was our second terrific guide. The 800+ miles in the van and an average of 10,000 steps a day meant there were some long days but well worth it. Neither…
