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Stuff Amazingly the pool has warmed up from a low of 70 degrees to a toasty 81 yesterday. I am swimming a slow half-mile every day. Do consider using one of the B&H logo links below for your holiday photography shopping or the Amazon logo link on the right (or below) for household or […] Stuff I woke early on Saturday to spend the morning with BPN-friend Joe Przybyla who kindly shared his favorite spots in Lakeland with me. It was my first time out with my new, very own Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens. As I already knew after borrowing IPT veteran Michael Goodman’s 500 […] Stuff I was thrilled to learn that Galapagos Photo-Cruise of a Lifetime veteran Dietmar Haenchen signed up for the Fort DeSoto Early Winter IPT next week. See below for details and late registration discount info. After three cold nights in a row the pool was down to 70 degrees on Friday morning. By the time […] Stuff The pool was up to a still very chilly 76 degrees when I did my 1/2 mile swim on Wednesday afternoon. I had on my neoprene vest, my neoprene booties, and two neoprene caps. I was only cold when I got out! DeSoto Early Winter IPT Late Registration Discount! Please e-mail me directly if […] Stuff I finished editing Dr. Cliff Oliver’s iPhone Photograph e-Guide yesterday and got some solid work done on Andrew McLachlan’s Frog and Toad photography e-Guide. The pool had gotten back up to 81 degrees but after a cold front last night it was down to a season low-by-far 74 degrees this morning! I wil […] Stuff I am just about finished editing Dr. Cliff Oliver’s iPhone e-guide. And I just began editing Andrew McLachlan’s amazing frog and toad photography e-Guide. And on the distant horizon, I am planning to write a Nikon D850/D5 Camera Body e-Guide. I will post the original Royal Tern starting dive image tomorrow. I […] Stuff On a thankfully warmer Saturday morning (it had been 18 degrees early on Friday morning), the entire assembled family visited the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Oakdale, Long Island. Lissy asked that I take a family holiday card photo for her. As I flew up with no camera gear, I headed out fully confident with […] Stuff (and Stuffing) Thursday was a great day all in all. It was nice seeing former wife Dana and husband Kenny, Dana’s sister Rachel and her husband Bob, and son-in-law Erik’s sister Eva and her two boys, along with my two daughters and their families. My late-Mom and my late-sister Arna were missed. I […] Stuff It was very strange yesterday getting on and off a plane without one of my Think Tank rolling bags. Our trip was uneventful and it was great seeing Lissy and Azik and Ilyas and Idris and some of the early-arriving guests. Lots more will be showing up today for the big meal and the […] Stuff I started working on (and finished) this blog post very early on the way to Orlando Airport on Wednesday morning, 21 NOV. My son-in-law Erik Egensteiner is driving. Jen is up front and I am in the back seat with grand-daughter Maya. We are flying to Islip this morning to spend Thursday and Friday […] Stuff On Sunday morning I spent several hours tidying up details for the upcoming Falklands land-based IPT. Then I spent the rest of the day watching NFL football. I still need to finish the gear/clothing letter for the trip. I have been getting back into the pool recently and have almost built back up […] Stuff Numbers have been down on my last two birding walk/drive-arounds but I’ve seen some great birds. On Thursday I had a fly-by drake Bufflehead, an ILE first for me and a rare bird away from the coasts. And last night driving back from my sunset walk there was a Great Horned Owl sitting on […] Stuff I had 34 species on Wednesday and 35 on Tuesday on my birding walk/drive-arounds. Highlights on Tuesday included a fly-by grey ghost — a male Northern Harrier, and a young Cooper’s Hawk. I had seen harriers at ILE but never a male. The Falklands trip is now full; whew! Blog regular Steve Rentmeesters fill […] Stuff I had 32 species on my bird walk/drive-around on Monday morning. I checked for the Purple Gallinule in the same spot as yesterday. It responded to audio; the Least Bittern did not. Be sure to click on the Emperor Penguin wingstretch image below to enjoy the spectacular larger version. Six folks are […] BAA Online Store The BAA Online Store was down for most of Sunday. By Sunday evening, it was back up. Stuff I had 34 species on my walk on Sunday morning. I saw a bird jumping around at the base of some reeds so I got out of the car, raised my bins, and […] Stuff I was glad to learn that multiple IPT veteran Mike Gotthelf sold his Canon EOS 1DX in near-mint condition for $2299.00 this week just days are selling his Canon EOS 7D Mark II in near-mint condition for $799.00. There are now five folks signed up for San Diego. The limit is eight. Only two […] Stuff There was an influx of passerines (small perching birds) on Wednesday; I wound up with 32 species total in spite of missing a few easy birds. I had 28 on my Thursday morning walk; the birds that were present in the woods near my home were totally absent this morning … I am still […] Stuff I have been swimming and walking every day since I got home. I walk with my Leica 8×32 Trinovid binoculars and then drive around for a few blocks bird watching. In fall and early winter I usually see between 20 and 30 species each day. It is fun to note the patterns of migration. […] Stuff Don’t forget to set your clocks back 🙂 I spent most of yesterday trying unsuccessfully to fill the single slot on the Falklands Land-based IPT (DEC 22, 2018 thru JAN 5, 2019). 🙁 If you missed the details and are interested, please see the blog post here. Only two folks are signed […] A Once-in-a Lifetime Land-based Falklands Opportunity. But You Must Act Now. Due to a cancellation, there is one opening on my Falklands Land-based IPT DEC 22, 2018 thru JAN 5, 2019. I checked yesterday and the Saturday-only flights to Stanley, The Falklands (on 12/22/18) and back to Santiago, Chile (on 1/5/19) are both currently open. […] |
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