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Long-billed Hawk Syndrome

Filed under: Asides & Birds & Nature by Erin on 6/20/2008

We first heard about the Long-billed Hawk Syndrome at the High Desert Museum. We read a short article that was posted on a bulletin board in their Birds of Prey exhibit hall. Curious and concerned, I did a bit of research on the web, and thought I’d share it with you. The first case was [...]

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Southern Klamath Basin

Filed under: History & Nature & Outdoor Adventures & Travel by Erin on 6/13/2008

It wasn’t entirely intentional but our adventures in the Klamath Basin were easily split into two distinct geographic categories, north and south. Last time we discussed our northern travels, so it is now time to talk about the southern end of the Basin. In order to do so we have to leave the state of [...]

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Klamath Basin Adventures

Filed under: Birds & History & Nature & Outdoor Adventures & RV & Travel by Erin on 6/4/2008

We picked our new location of Klamath Falls somewhat randomly, but there were several factors we considered. First, it was just about the right distance for us to travel—we like to keep our mileage around 200 miles if we can. Second, Lance had read that there was pretty good birding in the area, and finally, [...]

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Wild San Diego

Filed under: Birds & Nature & Outdoor Adventures & Travel by Erin on 4/17/2008

I must preface my story about the San Diego Wild Animal Park by asserting that they could have easily named it the San Diego Wild Africa Park since the majority of the park’s 400 plus species of animals are from the huge continent. In fact the location for the park in the San Pasqual Valley [...]

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San Diego County

Filed under: History & Nature & RV & Travel by Erin on 4/3/2008

For our maiden voyage towing our car behind our new-to-us RV we opted to travel at night. Leaving Tucson for San Diego meant that we had to traverse the hot desert and over several mountain passes. Since Yuma was already in the 90s we left Tucson in the evening to avoid the heat. Another [...]

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Tucson in Full Bloom

Filed under: Images & Nature & Outdoor Adventures by Erin on 3/21/2008

While much of the country is still buried under blankets of snow or drenched by rain we are enjoying Spring here in Tucson. Located near the heart of the Sonoran Desert, Tucson is experiencing a spectacular wildflower year. We were fortunate this year as the winter rainy season was actually a wet one. The multiple [...]

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