Feb 19 2009
Tour leading, despite all appearances, is actually hard work. People will often say, “Oh, you’re so lucky!, you get paid to go birding!” Well, not hardly. Nobody gets paid to go birding. But I will unabashedly admit that it can be pretty sweet work indeed. This morning, it was hard to believe that I was [...]
Feb 13 2009
Dear Mexico, We’ve been seeing a lot of each other recently and I have to say, I’m more than a little smitten. I love the way you combine the transcendent with the ordinary. I love the way you keep your secrets, revealing them so slowly. I love the warmth and dignity of your people. And [...]
Dec 23 2008
This is my last post in a series of four on the endemic birds of Northeast Mexico. That doesn’t mean I’ve run through the entire list of species, not hardly. But I hope I’ve given you a taste of some of what makes the area unique. I’m ending on a chromatically appropriate note with Red-crowned [...]
Dec 18 2008
I’ve got a thing for yellowthroats. I always thought they were cute and had lots of personality–everyone thinks that. Otherwise, they weren’t especially on my radar. But traveling into Mexico at the dawn of the 1990′s really turned my head around. Of course, there was the opportunity to see Gray-crowned Yellowthroat (click that link for [...]
Dec 17 2008
Ever throw a really cool party, then go into semi-hibernation until you recovered? That’s pretty much what’s happened to me since hosting I and the Bird #90 last week. My sincere thanks to all who showed up, both bloggers and readers. It was really nice having you all stop by. Getting back to the Mexico [...]
Dec 04 2008
We set off for a 4-night trip to northeast Mexico on Halloween. After an uneventful border crossing and about 4 hours of driving south through the ranch lands, we arrived at the Hacienda Santa Engracia, pictured above. A favorite lodging of our friend and hostess, Marci Fuller, the Hacienda was indeed charming–you could spend many [...]
Dec 01 2008
Marci, Liz, & Me at El Nacimiento del Rio Sabinas, photo © Jim White El Nacimiento means birth, but it’s also used to denote a spring where a river rises. There are a couple of nacimientos in the El Cielo area, but the one that is closest to my heart is that of the Rio [...]
Oct 31 2008
Birders along the Rio Sabinas, Tamaulipas, Mexico, November 2007 They all went to Mexico Buenas dias, got to go Tengo que obedecer Mi corazon –Greg Brown, “They All Went to Mexico” See you all in a couple of days–don’t forget to vote!
