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South Africa 2010 :

South Africa 2010

Updated: Feb 04, 2013 7:20pm PST

South Africa More Photos :

South Africa More Photos

Updated: Feb 04, 2013 2:01pm PST

My Smug Mug :

My Smug Mug

Updated: Feb 04, 2013 12:39pm PST

king cobra encounter, Keo Seima, Cambodia 2011 : Sitting on the shore of Finfoot Pond awaiting the arrival of the fabled masked finfoot, an enigmatic bird that had been known to be found regularly at this location. I heard a noise like a water spigot running to my left and it seemed to be getting closer. I looked around but saw nothing. It stopped and then started again after a minute or so. Finally as it seemed to be nearly on top of me, I locked eyes with what I knew instantly was a king cobra, about eight feet and a little downslope from me. I grabbed my camera and approached cautiously, capturing these photos. It turned towards the pond and set off across, disappearing on the far shore. Incredible!!!

king cobra encounter, Keo Seima, Cambodia 2011

Sitting on the shore of Finfoot Pond awaiting the arrival of the fable ...

Updated: Apr 19, 2011 6:16am PST

Cambodia: Stoung Chikraeng, Keo Seima PF, Angkor Wat area 2011, Birds Etc. :

Cambodia: Stoung Chikraeng, Keo Seima PF, Angkor Wat area 2011, Birds Etc.

Updated: Apr 04, 2013 3:38am PST

Thailand 2011, Bangkok, Kao Yai NP, The North and Pak Thale area :

Thailand 2011, Bangkok, Kao Yai NP, The North and Pak Thale area

Updated: Apr 04, 2013 4:00am PST

Poachers waterhole/Kaeng Krachan :

Poachers waterhole/Kaeng Krachan

Updated: Dec 03, 2012 6:21pm PST

Mekong River Central Section, 2012 : This is a selection of photos from the Central Section of the Mekong River. It consists of a series of narrow channels and forested islands in the Mekong River in North Central Cambodia (Sambor-Koh Preah). These photos were taken while I was assisting with field surveys for sandbar nesting birds during the dry season of 2012. The habitat consists of a mix of dry-deciduous, flooded, mixed evergreen forests, sandbars and rocky islets. It is the home of white-shouldered ibis, green peafowl, Cantor's giant softshell turtle, the recently discovered Mekong wagtail and a wide array of other creatures. Many people inhabit the shores and islands and subsist on the river's wide diversity of fishes. This amazing area and its inhabitants are threatened with destruction by a proposed dam at Sambor which would inundate the entire area. Rampant land clearance for farming/tropical hardwoods/large-scale ag. concessions also threaten the continued existence of this place as well as over-hunting and gold mining.

Mekong River Central Section, 2012

This is a selection of photos from the Central Section of the Mekong R ...

Updated: Feb 04, 2013 7:16pm PST

Solar Eclipse 2012, Mt Shasta, CA :

Solar Eclipse 2012, Mt Shasta, CA

Updated: May 31, 2012 8:20pm PST

Mekong Central Section Vulture Restaurant 5/4/12 : Vulture populations throughout South and South East Asia are threatened with extinction. In South Asia (India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh) 99.9% of the vultures have disappeared in the last decade. This is due to the bovine painkiller Diclofenac, which causes intense renal failure/death in birds that consume flesh from an animal that has been administered this drug. In South East Asia where Diclofenac is not yet widely used, vultures have disappeared due to hunting and poisoning. For the region, Cambodia has some of the last healthy populations of vultures left. These photos were taken at a vulture restaurant conducted by WWF on the Central Section of the Mekong River May 2-5, 2012. This was the first time such a survey has been done in this area and will now be part of an annual nationwide survey. Two red-headed vultures, a male (yellow eyes) and a female (brown eyes), were the only vultures to turn up. This was probably the same pair of birds that nested in the area this year. Both birds were extremely wary and only came in to feed after two visits.

Mekong Central Section Vulture Restaurant 5/4/12

Vulture populations throughout South and South East Asia are threatene ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2013 3:21am PST

Mekong 2011 :

Mekong 2011

Updated: Apr 04, 2013 3:42am PST

North American Birds :

North American Birds

Updated: Feb 04, 2013 12:42pm PST

Most recent photos :

Most recent photos

Updated: May 16, 2013 1:55pm PST

Bokor Mtn., Anlong Pring Crane Reserve, Marshes near Phnom Penh : This is an area on the coast of Cambodia outside of Kampot. Bokor national park has recently been turned into a casino resort; on the summit a town of 100,000 rich Cambodians is in the process of being built. Very sad.... Anlong Pring Crane Reserve is a small protected area near the Vietnamese border on the edge of the Mekong Delta. Sarus cranes nest in the dry forest north of here in the wet season. During the dry season, a few hundred of these cranes take up residence at this reserve.

Bokor Mtn., Anlong Pring Crane Reserve, Marshes near Phnom Penh

This is an area on the coast of Cambodia outside of Kampot. Bokor nat ...

Updated: Apr 13, 2013 1:18am PST

Mekong 2013 :

Mekong 2013

Updated: May 11, 2013 1:13am PST

Ramsar site and Koh Preah area, March 22-31, 2013 : The Ramsar site is an area on the Mekong River of islands, wetlands and flooded forest north of Stung Treng and just south of the Laos border. This area has been designated a globally important wetland area and has been recognized as a biodiversity hotspot. Unfortunately this designation provides no protection of any kind and the area is quickly being cleared of forests, overfished (including the use of dynamite and electro), and poisoned (watermelon farmers poison worms which emerge and in turn poison birds). Ten years ago this area was the home of tigers, elephants and large numbers of birds. Now all of these are gone. Some of these photos need seriouus editing which will occur when I return stateside.

Ramsar site and Koh Preah area, March 22-31, 2013

The Ramsar site is an area on the Mekong River of islands, wetlands an ...

Updated: May 11, 2013 12:34am PST

Korea: Winter birding Jan, 2011: Gangwha-Do, Sin Cheorwon-Do, lots of Cinereous Vultures :

Korea: Winter birding Jan, 2011: Gangwha-Do, Sin Cheorwon-Do, lots of Cinereous Vultures

Updated: Apr 13, 2013 1:56am PST

Koh Preah Survey April 6-11 2013 :

Koh Preah Survey April 6-11 2013

Updated: May 01, 2013 3:04am PST

Mekong River, April 19-30, 2013 :

Mekong River, April 19-30, 2013

Updated: May 12, 2013 8:20pm PST

Song Do Korea, May 9, 2013 :

Song Do Korea, May 9, 2013

Updated: May 19, 2013 2:04pm PST

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Mekong River Central Section, 2012 : This is a selection of photos from the Central Section of the Mekong River. It consists of a series of narrow channels and forested islands in the Mekong River in North Central Cambodia (Sambor-Koh Preah). These photos were taken while I was assisting with field surveys for sandbar nesting birds during the dry season of 2012. The habitat consists of a mix of dry-deciduous, flooded, mixed evergreen forests, sandbars and rocky islets. It is the home of white-shouldered ibis, green peafowl, Cantor's giant softshell turtle, the recently discovered Mekong wagtail and a wide array of other creatures. Many people inhabit the shores and islands and subsist on the river's wide diversity of fishes. This amazing area and its inhabitants are threatened with destruction by a proposed dam at Sambor which would inundate the entire area. Rampant land clearance for farming/tropical hardwoods/large-scale ag. concessions also threaten the continued existence of this place as well as over-hunting and gold mining.

Mekong River Central Section, 2012

This is a selection of photos from the Central Section of the Mekong R ...

Updated: Feb 04, 2013 7:16pm PST

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