I have just returned from a trip to Moldova to stay for a few days with my wife’s family. Moldova is a country situated between Romania and Ukraine, just north of the Black Sea. My wife’s family live on a smallholding in the countryside adjacent to a large forest which is home to European Brown […]
A young male black bear (Ursus americanus) that made a surprise appearance on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has been returned to the mainland by state wildlife officials. The isolated peninsula is a popular vacation spot but not for bears. The 180-pound bruin became a minor celebrity after completing a refreshing swim across the 500-foot-wide Cape Cod […]
For over last 15+ years every winter some of my friends, or me, would say; this spring we are really going to Israël! And for some reason we never did. We went all over the world, but we never ever went to Israël. And each year we said it again. It became a practical joke […]
We are delighted to present the winners of our first “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize goes to Nancy Elwood for her photo entitled “Mating Least Terns”, Second Prize to Glenn Bartley for “Green-breasted Mango” and Third Prize to Mia McPherson for “Western Sandpiper” (see images below with links to the original articles). The voting […]
As we checked into the Lodge, we were asked if we wanted to do a “frog tour” that evening. Not having a clue what to expect, I said: “sure, why not”. Being the only participants, this turned into an hour and a half of me photographing nine different species of frogs. Luckily, we had headlamps […]
Part 6/6 of my month down in Costa Rica leading a few photography workshops. We had some really nice opportunities throughout the tours and many wonderful images were made. Costa Rica is one of those countries that is just so pleasant to visit. Overall I would say that both trips were a huge success. Everyone […]
On last holiday, Jun 8th, I travelled with my wifeto Guarapuava, Paraná state. It was pretty cold, 8 degrees Celcius, which is too cold to me. I visited the Parque das Araucáreas, a local park that still preserves the Araucaria angustifolia, or Parana pine,which used to be very common in this state, butunfortunatelyisthreatenednowadays. Inside the […]
Always An Adventure was hired by Road Scholar Canada / Routes to Learning to guide two back-to-back trips to Point Pelee for spring migration 2012. Besides Point Pelee, Ontario’s Birding Hot Spot, we made stops at Long Point and Rondeau Provincial Parks. Each tour lasted 5 days and occurred during the peak of spring migration. […]