Two things stood out today. The first is how friendly people can be, and the second is how friendly wildlife can be. So, before I came to Mexico I had marked Rio Lagartos as somewhere I wanted to visit and in particular go birding. The best way to see it is from the water and that meansContinueContinue reading “Birding at Rio Lagartos”
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Marine Life around Isla Mujeres
We have spent the last 4 days on Isla Mujeres a short ferry (and a world away) from Cancun in Mexico. We came here to do some diving and whilst I couldn’t take my “good” camera in the water, I could take the GoPro and share some of the highlights of the marine life we sawContinueContinue reading “Marine Life around Isla Mujeres”
Birding Yucatán
Continuing on our birding adventure to see 1,000 species of birds in one trip through Central and South America we have moved on to the Yucatán Peninsula, more specifically the area around Merida. A 23 hour bus ride took us here from Mexico City so the distance should ensure plenty of new birds. We enlisted someContinueContinue reading “Birding Yucatán”
Bird Watching Mexico City
I like to have a goal in my birding so for many years I have taken part in the My 200 Birding Year, trying to see 200 birds in the UK. This is achievable but not without a bit of effort, so this has provided a nice focus through the year. I wanted a similar goal forContinueContinue reading “Bird Watching Mexico City”
Monarch Butterflies, Valle de Bravo, Mexico
We have now started our trip through Central and South America and today was our first proper wildlife experience. We visited the Santuario de la Mariposa Monarca Piedra Herrada about 30 minute drive outside of Valle de Bravo. Monarch Butterflies are quite remarkable in that they migrate – into the USA and Canada during the summerContinueContinue reading “Monarch Butterflies, Valle de Bravo, Mexico”
An epic Latin American Nature trip in 2024
Followers of this blog will know that I love Scotland and I love wildlife. Well it is in the name of this blog, after all. But I am at a point in my life where I have the desire and the opportunity to plan a bit of an adventure, along with my wife (Helen), beyondContinueContinue reading “An epic Latin American Nature trip in 2024”
Mainland & Mousa – Shetland Wildlife Part 5
If you have been reading my previous blogs you will have noted they are mostly of the outer Isles (North Isles, Noss, Foula) along with an amazing encounter with Orcas. Well in this post I will wrap up what we saw on the mainland along with a late night trip to Mousa for the StormContinueContinue reading “Mainland & Mousa – Shetland Wildlife Part 5”
Noss from above and below – Shetland Wildlife Part 4
Noss is an island off an island (Bressay) off an island (Mainland Shetland) off an Island (Britain) but don’t let this put you off getting there, it is actually quite easy. Noss National Nature Reserve (NNR) features one of the three great seabird cities on Shetland (the others being Herma Ness and Sumburgh Head). ItContinueContinue reading “Noss from above and below – Shetland Wildlife Part 4”
Orca – Shetland Wildlife Part 3
In this post I set out my top 8 steps to having an amazing encounter with Orca in Shetland. I have just come back from the most amazing wildlife encounter… ever. I was about 5m from the mouth of a bull Orca. Put another way I was closer to its mouth than it was toContinueContinue reading “Orca – Shetland Wildlife Part 3”
Foula – Shetland Wildlife Part 2
So Shetland is remote, you know this because when you look at a map of the UK it is often shown as an insert box. In fact Shetland is closer to Norway than it is to Edinburgh. But if you look at a map of Shetland, you will see that two islands (Foula and FairContinueContinue reading “Foula – Shetland Wildlife Part 2”
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