Wildlife

While we enjoyed the beaches of Koh Lanta, we chose to dedicate a couple of days to visiting some of the other nearby islands. At the recommendation of a San Francisco couple we met in Khao Yai, we headed by … Read More

To escape the congestion of the city, we decided to head a few hours northeast of Bangkok, to Khao Yai National Park. Thailand’s oldest national park, it is part of a large UNESCO world heritage site which spans 230 kilometers … Read More

Just a quick wrap-up of the last few birds we saw in Australia before boarding our flight to Thailand! Not many interesting facts this time, but we did discover that the brahminy kite has very weak feet, so they can’t … Read More

When planning this trip, we had intended to spend about a month and a half in Australia, and then fly to Thailand to volunteer at an elephant sanctuary in mid-April. When we look at the sanctuary’s calendar in January, while … Read More

When determining how to best split up the remaining weeks of our trip, we had initially planned to spend a couple days in the Blue Mountains, a range of mountains west of Sydney. Upon discovering an inexpensive, little self-contained apartment, … Read More

Welcome to Volume 4 of the Birders’ Digest. A few brief facts before we get to the gallery: The restless flycatcher is also called the “scissors grinder” or “razor grinder” for the very odd, grating call that they have. You … Read More

Located on Kangaroo Island’s Stokes Bay, Paul’s Place is a sprawling, 1200-acre farmstead of rolling green pastures, vegetable gardens and paddocks. When you pull up to the home, you begin to notice that this isn’t an ordinary farm, as five … Read More

A mere 70 miles southwest of Adelaide, and just 10 miles off the coast of South Australia, sits Kangaroo Island, a land of unspoiled wilderness and a haven for Australia’s wildlife. With more than one-third of the island designated as … Read More

Torquay to Yuulong Running along Australia’s southern coastline in Victoria, the Great Ocean Road is considered one of the world’s most picturesque drives. The official length of the route is 151 miles, from Torquay (about an hour southwest of Melbourne) … Read More

The weather at Cradle is notoriously unpredictable, but we woke up to scattered clouds and a beautiful, golden sunrise, so we had high hopes for our hike and summiting Cradle Mountain. Our drive towards the park did little to sustain … Read More