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  • Bird of the week, the Puerto Rican tody
    Flights of Fancy

    Bird of the Week: Puerto Rican Tody

    April 20, 2021 /

    The newest bird of the week is one handsome little tody endemic to a single Caribbean island.

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    Bird of the Week: Hyacinth Macaw

    April 12, 2021
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    2021 Vaccinated Vacation Adventures

    November 21, 2021
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    Bird of the Week: The Shoebill

    April 6, 2021
  • Bird of the week hyacinth macaw photograph
    Flights of Fancy

    Bird of the Week: Hyacinth Macaw

    April 12, 2021 /

    This bird of the week is a big beautiful parrot that seems permanently amused but doesn't want to be your pet, please.

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    Small Group Travel: Choosing to Be Intrepid

    July 10, 2022
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    2021 Vaccinated Vacation Adventures

    November 21, 2021
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    Post-Vaccination Vacation Plans: New Developments

    June 4, 2021
  • shoebill vegetation photograph
    Flights of Fancy

    Bird of the Week: The Shoebill

    April 6, 2021 /

    The Shoebill is unmistakably unique. It is gloriously different. It doesn't care what you think. You should love it.

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    Preparing for gorilla treks

    How to Prepare for Mountain Gorilla Treks

    February 20, 2021
    A young lion looks down from a tree limb in Uganda

    An Observation of the Rare African Drop Bear, Lion Variant

    January 28, 2021
    Dog friendly adventures near a State Park

    Dog-Friendly Adventure in the State Parks: The Prologue

    July 23, 2024
  • Flights of Fancy

    Intentional Travel: Adding Value to the Bucket List

    April 4, 2021 /

    My first reaction to pandemic lockdowns was to obsessively plan future trips. After months of planning several new adventures, it became apparent that there is just too much to do on this Earth and, most likely, not enough time to do it all. I might need to prioritize, to focus on intentional travel, if I want to ensure that I get to the destinations that are most important to me. Sure, 2020 might have been a torturous bout of travel deprivation for the travel obsessed, but it also turned out to be a time for revelation. Mainly, this: there is no better time to kick my old “bucket list” to…

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    Bird of the Week: The Shoebill

    April 6, 2021
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    Bird of the Week: Hyacinth Macaw

    April 12, 2021
    Dog friendly adventures near a State Park

    Dog-Friendly Adventure in the State Parks: The Prologue

    July 23, 2024
  • Flights of Fancy

    Bird of the Week: Grey Crowned Crane

    March 29, 2021 /

    Our highlighted Bird of the Week is a smaller species of crane, but what it lacks in scale it makes up for in feathery flourishes.

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    November 21, 2021
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    July 10, 2022
  • Flights of Fancy

    Bird of the Week: Jabiru

    March 22, 2021 /

    This bird of the week certainly grows up, but it never stops playing with its food!

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    Bird of the Week: Hyacinth Macaw

    April 12, 2021
    Bird of the week, the Puerto Rican tody

    Bird of the Week: Puerto Rican Tody

    April 20, 2021
    The blue-footed booby begins a courtship display

    Bird of the Week: Blue-Footed Booby

    June 5, 2022
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