2016 Image Review
2016 Image Review

This past year has been eventful for me. It began with health-scare and a six-month recovery from a pulmonary embolism that started the previous autumn, but not diagnosed and treated…
When You Come To The Fork In The Road …
When You Come To The Fork In The Road …

Take it! Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra was a special kind of genius. His colorful sayings may have confused us, but he was not confused. His way of looking at the world…
Update: Research Expedition – Revillagigedo
Update: Research Expedition – Revillagigedo

I am posting this information for Sula Vanderplank, who is organizing this expedition. She can be reached at sula.vanderplank@gmail.com and can field all questions. There was an announcement previously that I…
Now Showing at Rat Theater
Now Showing at Rat Theater

I’m not sure if there’s much curiosity out there about how I’ve been capturing images of small rodents these past six months, but I thought it might be fun to…
2016 Final Mojave Excursion: Birds
2016 Final Mojave Excursion: Birds

Perhaps it was because of the cool weather, perhaps because it was the last expedition of the season, or the combination of team members on this trip, but there was…
2016 Final Mojave Excursion: Mammals
2016 Final Mojave Excursion: Mammals

Camping at the Granite Well site has been the coldest excursion of all the museum outings. It is good that this is the last outing until spring next year. On…
2016-11-29 Tuesday At Cottonwood Spring
2016-11-29 Tuesday At Cottonwood Spring

Some of you may recall I stayed at this location at the end of September with the science team from the San Diego Natural History Museum. It was my first…
2016 – November Birds In The Mojave
2016 – November Birds In The Mojave

When I’m camping with the science team from the San Diego Natural History Museum, I try to find time to meet the local birds. Autumn migration can provide some pleasant…
2016 November- Rodents in the Mojave
2016 November- Rodents in the Mojave

The expedition into the Mojave Desert with the San Diego Natural History Museum’s Bird and Mammal Science Team is almost two weeks past. With all the travelling on my return…
2016-11-08~14: Camping In The Mojave
2016-11-08~14: Camping In The Mojave

I left Poway on Tuesday, November 8 to catch up with the Bird and Mammal team from the San Diego Natural History Museum. The science team had been at their…