INSPIRATIOS BLOG

Summer vacation and my 2 month break from work came to an end this week. I can't say it has been a smooth transition for them or myself....

Today, the family visited Feast Buffet in Renton for the first time after we saw a funny YouTube video yesterday describing the place. ...

The Artic Tern appears tiny in comparison to the Caspian Tern which is the most common Tern to my area. I had tried a few times this...

Saturday was my first experience with Owling. To be honest, I was a bit underwhelmed. Our guide was talented, but the owls defintely...

Another productive day lead by Jake. Andy and I likely added 20 or so more life birds to our lists. I will update with the final count...

What an amazing day of birding in Patagonia! Andy and I joined a private tour where we spent 9ish hours with our guide Jake. He was a...

Travel day. We left Seattle and arrived in Tuscon around noon. We grabbed lunch in a forgetable chain restaurant which had suprisingly...

The plan was to just relax and get organized for the trip to Arizona on Thursday, but I took a look at https://birddash.net/us/wa/ and...

Today before others woke up, I picked up a new life bird the Eastern Phoebe on the way to get gas. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a...

Today, I had planned to sleep in with the family and drive the crew to Santa's Village to spend the day. But, my back wouldn't let me. ...

Hiking near the Flume State Park in NH, Andy and I saw at least two new birds. The first was a Black-throated Green Warbler and the...

Limited bird action today given the potential life birds in the area, but Andy and I managed to find a good spot within walking distance...

It was quite a journey to accidently run across my second lifer of the summer. Last night we left Seattle on the overnight Delta flight...

Well...the Northwestern most point of the Lower 48 in the United States anyway. Yesterday, I took a long day trip out to Cape Flattery. ...

I've only ever found an American Bittern when I haven't been looking for one. This elusive bird is able to effectively disappear into...

Under overcast skies in Ocean Shores, Fiona and I were lucky enough to spot this unexpected bird. I had not read any recent reports of a...

On the beach in Discovery Park in Seattle, WA I got my first Western Sandpiper of the year while it was hanging out with the Dunlin on...

Took a short trip today to Veazie Marsh which essentially is a spot on the side of the road overlooking flooded fields. It can be a good...

After 15 minutes of setting up camp at Cougar Rock Campground, I fell into my camp chair exhausted. I was exhausted not from the...

At Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach WA, we got to see a couple of Tufted Puffins. Spotted them relatively quickly as I remembered where to...