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Afternoon tea Guyana

Unexpected guest for afternoon tea in Guyana

on April 21, 2013 in Adventure travel, Daily Travel Photo, South America

When you stop for a little break for afternoon tea in Guyana, you just never know who may stop by uninvited. Here at the Rock View Lodge in the Rupunini at Annai, we were joined by a grey-winged trumpeter for the English staple in the South American country of Guyana. These birds are actually wild, [...]

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two white-throated toucans singing Guyana

Two white-throated toucans singing to each other in Guyana

on April 7, 2013 in Adventure travel, Daily Travel Photo, South America

As we entered the Iwokrama Rainforest in the South American country of Guyana near dawn, the birds were out in force. The first interesting encounter were these two white-throated toucans perched high up on this tree singing to each other. If you have ever heard the sound of a toucan, it is a sound you [...]

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Georgetown-Lethem Road Iwokrama Guyana

Bird paradise driving into the Iwokrama Rainforest in Guyana

on December 20, 2012 in Adventure travel, International backpacking, South America

We left at dawn to drive into the Iwokrama Rainforest in Guyana for a walk along their Canopy Walkway. The walkway was cool, but it was the third best adventure of the day. The second was hunting anacondas on return trip. The first was the amazing bird display along the Georgetown-Lethem Road as morning broke. [...]

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heron everglades

Louisiana heron aka tricolored in the Everglades

on December 15, 2012 in Adventure travel, Daily Travel Photo, United States

Along the Shark Valley Loop in the Everglades National Park, this Louisiana heron was spotted along one of the canals at the water’s edge. Lately, there seems to be a push to rename the bird the tricolored heron, but it will always be the Louisiana to me. Stay tuned, TT The goal of Traveling Ted [...]

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Georgetown Guyana Botanic Gardens

The pseudo wild manatees at the Georgetown Zoo and Botanical Gardens

on December 11, 2012 in Adventure travel, hiking, International backpacking, South America

I am not a fan of zoos, but Brendan Van Son of Brendan’s Adventures recommended a stop at the Georgetown Zoo to see the manatees. I heard from a few other sources that it was worth a look. It sounded like an interesting adventure, so I made the walk from my hotel in downtown Georgetown. [...]

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Green-winged Macaw

Prettiest bird ever in the Iwokrama Rainforest in Guyana

on December 5, 2012 in Adventure travel, Daily Travel Photo, South America

I thought the scarlet macaws I saw in Costa Rica were the prettiest bird ever, but I have to say that theory is being reorganized after spotting several green-winged macaws in the Iwokrama Rainforest in Guyana. They are very similar, but the green-winged seems to have more brilliant color than its scarlet cousin if that [...]

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Wild turkeys Wisconsin

Happy Thanksgiving and the year of the wild turkey photo essay

on November 21, 2012 in Adventure travel, United States

This year has seemed to be the year of the turkey for me. I have been lucky enough to literally see hundreds this year. It started out on a section of the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin. In early April I was enjoying a Shire like view on a bench when a gaggle of turkeys [...]

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Broad-winged hawk Florida

The laziest hawk ever along the Santa Fe River in Florida

on June 17, 2012 in Adventure travel, Daily Travel Photo, United States

At a lunch stop canoeing the Santa Fe River in Florida our group came across the laziest broad-winged hawk ever. Usually the only time you see hawks is when they are majestically soaring the skies in search of a mouse or a rabbit. You might get lucky and see them perched in a tree before [...]

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Violaceous trogon

Violaceous trogon in Corcovado National Park

on June 2, 2012 in Adventure travel, Central America, Daily Travel Photo

In Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica, the most sought after animals are the big items like Baird’s tapir, puma, and if you are really lucky the reclusive jaguar. Same goes with the birds. Most people are looking for the chestnut-mandibled toucan or the scarlet macaw as they are big and beautiful. Corcovado has a [...]

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An osprey surveys the inhospitable Pitch Lake in Trinidad

on May 11, 2012 in Adventure travel, Caribbean, Daily Travel Photo

Pitch Lake in Trinidad & Tobago is sulfuric smelling giant parking lot. When I first laid eyes on this eyesore, I thought, where is the WalMart. The place grew on me as it is rather unique. Despite the lack of vegetation, there was an impressive array of bird life surrounding the lake. Vultures and ospreys [...]

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