Our banka glided across a protected cove toward rock drapery spilling from the forested cliff above. From a distance the cave entrance appeared merely as another fold in the rock; but, as we slipped into its darkness, our boatman’s headlamp revealed a tunnel that opened...
Join Kirsten at the Audubon Speaker Series hosted by the Museum of Arts & Sciences in Daytona Beach for a visual and descriptive journey through Florida's wilds based on Kirsten's latest books - Wild Florida: An Animal Odyssey and Birds of Florida....
Our group stood quietly in the forest trying to ignore the mosquitoes buzzing incessantly as our guides played a softly-repeating whoop-like call over their loud speakers. We all listened as they paused the audio, straining to hear the faint response of a Gray-fronted Quail-Dove. Our...
Satyr Tragopan Our tour bus erupts in commotion on a partially paved road high in the Himalayas. Binoculars swing to the left. Middle rows stand. Back-seaters move forward. Windows shove open and camera lenses burst forth. A flurry of flakes and frigid air seep into the...
Let’s face it, birders can be a serious bunch. There are both written and unspoken rules that garner more than just glares if broken - God forbid you point or wear white boots. I’m pretty sure laughter is generally frowned upon as well. Yet it...