Casa Maria

“Casa Maria” conjures up images of tropical birds in stunning colors as well as delectable meals and desserts. Casa Maria Lodge located in a large track of cloud forest is truly a glimpse of paradise as seen by the live-in owners, Norbert and Gaby Flauger. An hour and...

A Day in the Cloud Forest

The cloud rolled in suddenly. As it encircled our vehicle the mountains and rich vegetation disappeared. We had arrived at the Caracas airport at 4:30 am our time. Immediate bird watching presented a challenge, but I refused to miss any birding adventure. Rod, my...

Learning about Owls

We just returned from Minnesota and time with kids, grand kids and three precious great grand kids. On Saturday evening our son, Ben, took us to a reception and program titled “All About Owls” at the Carpenter Nature Center south of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Walter Conrad...

Sharing my Cooper’s Hawks

What fun it was yesterday. I had the opportunity to share slides of the Cooper’s Hawks from my story of their being trained in our back yard. About 25 elementary school kids listened and watched in rapt attention…and asked some good questions along the...

An Eco Route Adventure

Day one we left Quito on our blue bus at 6:00 a.m.; fourteen birders, three guides, Paul, Steve and Juan plus our bus driver, Enrique. Soon the rush of Monday morning traffic thinned and we traveled the black top highway easily. Before long we left the highway to wind...