Cannundrums

My favorite bird from our recent trip to Turkey and Greece was the black-headed bunting, a lifer for me. I was at an inlet stream to Lake Bu...

Unlike the great reed warbler, my last post, which I got pretty good at spotting, I had a very difficult time seeing Cetti's warbler, an...

On June 22, 2026 we were in Istanbul, Turkey. We'd arrived the evening before at Istanbul Airport, took an hour taxi ride to the city an...

On June 29, 2026 we were with Judy's family in Greece and taking a tour of Delphi (home of the famous Delphic oracle). Judy and I visite...

This is a continuation from my last two posts on the spur-winged lapwing and greater flamingo , both of which I saw in the Pamucak Wetlands...

In my last post I mentioned the Pamucak Wetlands and the Little Meander River. My taxi driver, Hassan, had taken me there to look for flamin...

On June 25 of this year we were on a Viking Cruise that stopped in Kusadasi, Turkey with the primary tourist activity a visit to ancient Eph...