Record Mammal Big Day
Three mammal big days run in central California in the last few years have yielded significantly higher totals than the few other attempts in the U.S. of which I know. These includ
Chipmunk ID’s help wanted!
Hi people, Back in 2013 I did a big roadtrip, seeing nearly 50 mammal species. Around half of them were squirrel species. Many chipmunks were seen, but I´m not sure which exactly.
Surprise
Hold on, let me move this rock out of the way. http://9gag.com/gag/aZN24D0?ref=android.s.email So that’s how you find one of those… Looks like we’ll need a speci
Bracken Cave
Some nice photos from inside Bracken Cave in Texas, the world’s largest bat cave.
Whale watching boat capsizes off Tofino, BC
Five dead, one missing, 21 rescued by local boats. A “rogue wave” is thought to be the cause. Man, you just never know what might happen. No particular link, google wil
Svalbard Trip Report
Hi all. A trip report from about one month of cruising around Svalbard this year. Enjoy. https://mammalwatching.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/svalbard-2015-tour-report.pdf I promise
Canada Lynx and Owls Trip Jan 2016
If anyone is interested, I am running a trip to Minnesota in January for 10 days targeting Canada Lynx for the first five days and then some general birding targeting owls and oth
Marbled Polecat and Eurasian Lynx stake outs in Georgia
An EB5 companion and eco travel agent came across a Marbled Polecat while on a birding trip to the steppes of Georgia. In fact it was the third sighting of a Marbled Polecat by b
ID please: bats from the Pantanal, Brazil
These 6 photos are of bats that I couldn’t identify from Brazil. The bottom photo is from near Cristalino Jungle Lodge, the others are from the a couple of abandoned construc
ID please: Bats from near Alta Floresta, Brazil
Above is a fairly large bat with a horseshoe-bat-like noseleaf that was roosting with others of its species under the roof of an abandoned house. Below is a dead bat hanging from a