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Nicaragua day 4 says “hold my beer!”

The sky was cloudy and the air was nearly still when the sun came up in Granada this morning, and I did not know that either were even possible here, so after three days of clear skies and strong winds, both were a treat. The next treat was spotting this tiny green kingfisher at theContinue reading “Nicaragua day 4 says “hold my beer!””

Nicaragua continues to deliver on day 3 …

It was another gorgeous morning in Granada, but Deb and I didn’t have much luck before breakfast today, so when she and Anne went to class, I went back to the river that had been so fruitful yesterday. There, I didn’t see any more species that were new to me, but I did finally getContinue reading “Nicaragua continues to deliver on day 3 …”

Nicaragua, Day 2. More new beauties…

As promised, Anne and Deb did indeed go to Spanish class this morning, but we had breakfast before they went, and even before that we had a solid hour to look for wildlife from the rooftop patio of our hotel as the sun came up over Granada. There was plenty to see, but the bestContinue reading “Nicaragua, Day 2. More new beauties…”

One last peek at the critters of Prague.

It was another gorgeous morning in Prague for my last morning out, and this time I was lucky enough to get close to one of the tufted ducks on the Vitava River. You may recall that I saw them often in South Holland, but here is where I saw them first on this trip. I’veContinue reading “One last peek at the critters of Prague.”

Kraków morning 2…

We had some rain last evening in Kraków, which did a nice job of cooling things off a bit. Even better, the rain and most of the clouds it blew in on had departed by morning, so it was a great time to go out looking for wildlife. After finding the gates locked at aContinue reading “Kraków morning 2…”

Utah and Florida wrap-up…

Before I wound up in Florida, my sister and I had one more opportunity to look for wildlife in Utah, at the Sullivan Virgin River Park in Washington City, but I haven’t had a chance to tell you about it until now, and “yes,” that’s the same Virgin River into which we saw the dipperContinue reading “Utah and Florida wrap-up…”

Guatemala Day 7

It was another beautiful morning in Antigua, Guatemala, and our B&B doesn’t serve breakfast until 8am, so I had 1.5 glorious hours from sunrise till breakfast to look for critters on the grounds. My first find this morning was this elusive blue-and-white mockingbird (Melanotis hypoleucus). This little cutie is a young or female Wilson’s warbler,Continue reading “Guatemala Day 7”