Peace Country Naturalist

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  • Birding and Wildlife Watching in southern Saskatchewan.

    For various reasons, I have to take a bit of a break from the more distant travel destinations and specialized birding tours. Last summer, I did go to a conference in Winnipeg, and I took that opportunity to make a stop in Grasslands National Park, in southern Saskatchewan. Southern Saskatchewan isn’t quite as exotic a…

  • Eastern Indonesia: The Red and Wilson’s Birds of Paradise

    My primary reason for heading to eastern Indonesia was to have the opportunity to view species in the family Paradisaeidae – i.e, the Birds of Paradise. These birds have always had a near-mythical status to me. I have studied and admired them from books and videos but actually seeing one has long seemed out of…

  • Eastern Indonesia: Waigeo

    Waigeo is a largely unspoiled island that is just north of the northwestern tip of New Guinea. It’s the largest island of the Raja Ampat archipelago, and is the only island in the group with any roads at all. It also has a small town and some small homestays / beach resorts. These resorts aren’t…

  • Eastern Indonesia: West Papua (New Guinea)

    Back to blogging! The next stop on the tour was Sorong, a city in the Indonesian province of West Papua, which is on far west side of the island of New Guinea. I’ve always been fascinated with this island due to its diverse people, landscapes, and wildlife. It is home to some of the most…

  • Namibia: Spitzkoppe

    The semester’s over and I finally have time to write again! Note: The first blog post about my trip to Namibia can be found by clicking HERE. The next stops on the itinerary included Spitzkoppe and various sites in the Erongo Mountains. “Spitzkoppe,” which is derived from the German words for ‘pointed dome,’ is a group…