We just wrapped up the first leg of the Thailand portion of our trip – one day in Pak Thale and five days in Kaeng
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Author: budgetbirders
Japan: By the numbers
The first segment of our Big Year is officially over. We are currently sitting at Narita Airport and will soon be boarding a flight
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Cranes, Eagles, and Kites, oh my!
On January 21st, we arrived in Hokkaido at 9:00 a.m. Our goal for the day was to make the 5 hour drive across the island
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The story of the Fish Owl
This is the story of how Ross and I almost died got to see Blakiston’s Fish-owl, an endangered owl species found in East Asia. Oddly
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Monkeys!
On Tuesday (Jan 20) Ross and I visited Jigokudani monkey park, a monkey-spa paradise, where wild Japanese Macaques live and come to bathe in the
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First taste of Japan
Yesterday (Jan 18) we boarded a ferry and headed south to the Izu Island chain located south of Tokyo, Japan. Our game plan for the
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And so it Begins…
Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted to the blog! I have a new goal to AT LEAST post twice a week, but so
Read moreThe Hunt for the ‘Elepaio
The hunt for the O’ahu ‘Elepaio could have gone one of two ways: “three strikes and you’re out” or “third time’s a charm.” Before I
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A “Big Day” to start off our “Big Year”
Since Ross and I are going on a pretty epic birding trip over the course of the next year we decided that January 1, 2015 would
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The idea of a six month birding adventure first came to fruition about two years ago when I made the decision to get out of
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