Wingin’ It: Moving on to Sepilok rehab and discovery centres
From Deramakot Forest Reserve, a trip described in the Nov. 9 issue of the Press, we transferred by road to Sepilok, Malaysia, home to…
Wingin’ It: Traveling on to Deramakot
Following our stay at Malaysia’s Mt. Kinabalu, a trip described in the Nov. 2 issue of the Press, we headed to Deramakot Forest Reserve.…
Wingin’ It: Adventures in Borneo
We were intrigued when our friends Claudia and Steve asked if we might be interested in joining them on a trip to Borneo. Not…
Wingin’ It: Harvard’s migrants return
Though the turkey vultures returned three weeks earlier than they did last year, it appears that most of the migrants are returning close to,…
Wingin’ It: To India and the Himalayas, part 2
We were booked into a sleeper train compartment for the trip back to Delhi as an alternative to a tortuous six- to eight-hour road…
Wingin’ It: Summer residents and unusual sightings
Summer is a great time to observe birds. Most of them have settled into their nesting territories and are busy either building nests or…
Wingin’ It: Birds of springtime
A juvenile bald eagle. (Courtesy photo) As I began to write this column April 10, we still had ice on our pond. By this…
Wingin’ It: Christmas 2014 bird count
A red-tailed hawk scans the Ryan Land for prey. (Photos by David Durrant) As in years past, Pam and I participated in the Christmas…
Wingin’ It: Signs of winter’s approach
A Cooper’s hawk rests on the terrace waiting for a sparrow. (Photos by David Durrant) A flock of dark-eyed juncos arrived at our place…
Wingin’ It: The fall migration begins
Birds are on the move. Some of our summer residents are headed south and birds from the north are passing through to their wintering…
