birding the world on a budget
As we walked up the trail at Mount Lewis, I asked Ross to help me describe the forest all around us. He looked around then looked back at me and said, “That’s your job. I find the birds, it’s better if you describe getting them.” (Full disclaimer, this blog is not a job, I do not get paid to have it, in fact it costs me money to keep it, but I do it because I like it!)
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We took a BMW to Iron Range National Park. Yes, a beamer up to the Northernmost portion Australia. We laughed when a “luxury vehicle” was the car that Avis gave us knowing what was in store for it.
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And it cost us an extra $400.
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There’s a gigantic lake in Western Australia encompassing an impressive 1,000 square kilometers. As with most lakes nowadays, it was created when a nearby river,
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I love that the pursuit of birds can take you to some pretty incredible places. I especially love when those places coincide with natural spectacles such as canyons, unique rock formations, or waterfalls.
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I think we were in Cheynes Beach when I looked over to Ross and said “I’m just not feeling inspired,” which was odd because we
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Ross told me I hadn’t seen the middle of nowhere yet until I’d seen the Gibber Plains.
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This post is more about birds than it is how to be happy, but the two definitely go hand in hand…
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We jokingly made a plan to celebrate ‘Crested Pigeon Appreciation Day’ as we drove off to Murray Sunset National Park to search for our real
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There’s an island off the coast of Southeastern Australia known as Tasmania. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. Geographically and biologically isolated, Tasmania is known for
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