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Welcome to my blog which has sprung from a series of daily Facebook posts I made to entertain my friends during the COVID pandemic entitled “The World Through My Camera”. These posts were composed of a photograph along with information about either the place where it was taken or the wildlife subject. I am an […]
This post covers a trip on which I first explored a national park and then undertook a historical scavenger hunt. Feel free to accompany me on one or both of my adventures. The photo to the left is a cypress “swamp” view from Congaree National Park. Clicking on the images in this post will enlarge […]
Madagascar Wildlife-Part 2 My obsession with lemurs took me on an adventure where I spent 19 days in Madagascar. In a previous post, I wrote about the country and its people. This post will detail my trip and describe the flora and fauna I encountered in the dry forest region of western Madagascar. Clicking on […]
Madagascar Wildlife-Part 1. I will admit it…I have a long standing, terrible obsession with lemurs! I had the opportunity to complete the #1 item on my bucket list by spending 19 days in amazing Madagascar, experiencing the country and photographing its unique wildlife, especially the lemurs. This post will set the scene, focusing on the […]
Alaska’s Inside Passage. Part 2. I recently went in search of photogenic wildlife in the Tongass National Forest of southeastern Alaska. Part 1 covered the trip’s scenery. This post will focus on the wildlife we encountered. Clicking on the images in this post will enlarge them for a better viewing experience. Tongass National Forest, the […]
Alaska’s Inside Passage. Part 1. I recently went in search of photogenic wildlife in the Tongass National Forest of southeastern Alaska. This post will focus on the ruggedly beautiful landscape scenery of Alaska’s Inside Passage. Clicking on the images in this post will enlarge them for a better viewing experience. Tongass National Forest, the nation’s […]
Costa Rican Wildlife – Part 3 This post will focus on some of the beautiful birds I photographed in the Costa Rican highland cloud forest. I encourage you to click on the images and graphics in this post to enlarge them for a better, more detailed viewing experience. After four days on the tropical Osa […]
Costa Rican Wildlife – Part 2 This post will focus on some of the reptile, amphibian, and bird life that I encountered on the Osa Peninsula. I encourage you to click on the images in this post to enlarge them for a better, more detailed viewing experience. Although we saw reptiles, amphibians and birds everywhere […]
Costa Rican Wildlife- Part 1. I had the privilege of going to Costa Rica in search of exotic wildlife. My trip included two very different regions, the Osa Peninsula and the highland cloud forest. This post will focus on some of the mammalian wildlife of the Osa Peninsula I saw. Clicking on the images in […]
Alaska possesses more than half of America’s national park lands with 17 national park units, 8 of which are designated national parks (green on the map), and 16 national wildlife refuges. I had only spent time in one of them, Denali, until I had the opportunity to visit both Kenai Fjords and Lake Clark National […]
During a trip to South Dakota last summer, I had the opportunity to visit two National Park Service (NPS) units that each have a cave as the primary feature. While Wind Cave National Park and Jewel Cave National Monument are separated by only 30 miles, to a visitor’s eye, the caves are very different. Jewel […]
