Cradle of Birding 2012
This year’s Cradle of Birding event at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge was another great success! The PA Young Birder’s were represented by me (Kevin Loughlin) and Debbie Beer. (Note: Adrian Binns is currently in Australia!) The PA Young Birders sponsored two bird walks for kids for a total of over 90 kids,…
Galapagos Islands 2012: Part 4
Before breakfast we took a dinghy trip around Bartolomé to get good views of Galápagos Penguins, Lava Herons, Yellow-crowned Night-herons, Blue-footed Boobies and, of course, sea lions. One sea lion was even inquisitive enough to jump into our dinghy on this trip! When we had all tested our camera work on the bouncy…
Galapagos Islands 2012: Part 3
Blue-footed Boobie (male) After breakfast we headed off via dinghy to North Seymour Island. Before we even made it to the shore we were granted sightings of Blue-footed Boobies, Magnificent Frigatebirds, Brown Noddies, Lava Herons, Swallow-tailed Gulls and sea lions. Magnificent Frigatebird displaying Magnificent Frigatebird (juv) Great Frigatebird (juv) Blue-footed Booby freshly hatched chick Once…
Galapagos Islands 2012: Part 1
Note from Kevin: This year’s Galapagos trip report is by our newest intern, Sarah Winnicki. Sarah is one of the Ohio Young Birders I met several years ago at a conference held by the Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO). BSBO is headed up by Kim Kaufman, with help from famous husband Kenn and a great…
PA Young Birders: Pottstown Boys & Girls Club
PA Young Birders was recently invited to lead a morning bird program for the local Pottstown Boys & Girls Club. I was delighted for the opportunity to help connect several dozen kids to birding and nature. After an introduction and practice using binoculars, the group was soon engaged in watching Chimney Swifts and American Goldfinches…
Bostwana : Moremi Game Reserve
In this final Botswana episode of Birding Adventures TV, the crew and I head to Chitabe Camp on the edge of the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta. We enjoyed many animal experiences, including tracking leopards for several miles, and observing a pride of lions on a kill. Endangered Wattled Cranes were one of…
Botswana : Makgadikgadi Pans
The Secretarybird may be the oddest raptor on earth, with its habit of walking the savannah on long legs. This enigmatic species was just one of the highlights of our stay at Jack’s Camp on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans in the Northern Kalahari Desert. Birding Adventures TV 3rd episode of my Botswana trip features this…
Botswana : Okavango Delta
The 2nd episode of Birding Adventures TV program from my recent trip to Botswana, featuring our time at Xigera Camp in the heart of the Okavango Delta. The rare and stunning Pel’s Fishing Owl was a major highlight. Other footage includes the elusive Lesser Jacana, the regional endemic Slaty Egret as well as a plethora…
Grand Tetons Spring 2012: Day 4
Arrowleaf Balsamroot Cold. Freezing. Windy. Not a great day to get out and photograph, but we did! Frost covered some areas and snowflakes fell from time to time. We found a couple fields of wildflowers, but the breeze and cloudy, low-light conditions made photographing them difficult! Using small aspen groves as wind-breaks helped, but still,…