Category: Travel photography

Photography of birds, animals, landscape and places we have travel to around the world.

Cycling and Birding the Millennium Trail, Prince Edward County

image of bob and jean in hillier, millennium trail, prince edward county, ontario

After extensive hiking through the Dunes at Sandbanks Provincial Park a day earlier, Bob and I chose to give our feet a rest and go cycling.  A planned excursion on the Millennium Trail got off to a slow start because we had difficulty locating our preferred trailhead. Read more

The Secrets Behind The Venetian Mask In Venice

image of Santa Maria della Salute, venice, italy

After completing our tour of a Murano glass factory in Venice, Bob and I were anxious to get back to the Grand Canal and learn about the secrets behind the Venetian Mask In Venice.  Read more

Hordes of Ostriches On The Way To Cape Town

image of orange sunrise, mossel bay, south africa

Sunrise must have been a little before 5:30 a.m. because that is when I woke up to a bright sunbeam that found a chink in the room-darkening drapes.  I jumped out of bed and snapped a photo but already the brilliant orb was a short distance above the horizon. Read more

The Giant’s Causeway In Northern Ireland

When Bob and I first stepped onto the conglomeration of hexagonal stepping stones that compose the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, we were transported back in time.  Our imagination took flight and traveled along the stones into the mists and legends of time.

Frame To Frame – Bob and Jean

Among the Rocks at Mossel Bay

image of a freighter at dawn, mossel bay, south africa

As I rubbed the sleep from my eyes at 6 a.m., a peak out the wall of windows revealed a couple of freighters silhouetted on the bright horizon in Mossel Bay, South Africa.  The weather did not look promising. Read more

Whimsical Birdhouse City In Picton

 

image of sign for birdhouse city, picton, prince edward county, ontario

On our first day of vacation in Prince Edward County, Ontario, the summer of 2022, Bob and I opted to scout out the locale and take it easy.  The first stop we made was at a popular attraction called Birdhouse City near Picton, Ontario, Canada. Read more

Canoeing Barron Canyon

Image of Barron Canyon in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. A popular canoeing route..

A few years ago, Bob and I decided that it would be great to canoe the Barron Canyon in the northeast part of Algonquin Provincial Park.  We had learned that it is a one-of-a-kind location to canoe in the Park.  After our excursion, we had to agree with that thinking. Read more

Exploring the Rainforest at Arenal Observatory

image of red-lored parrots, kokoro lodge, costa rica

One March morning, Red-lored Parrots awakened us from their perch in the flowering trees above our cabin at Hotel Kokoro Arenal in La Fortuna, Costa Rica.  After breakfast, we headed off to Arenal Observatory Lodge to do some hiking and bird watching. Read more

Wild Kea in Fiordland National Park In New Zealand.

 

 

Wild Kea are very playful and inquisitive birds with an insatiable urge to explore and manipulate things. We had been warned to monitor the Kea’s antics around our vehicle; we soon understood why! Read more

Our Travels To Otorohanga Kiwi House In New Zealand

entrance to otorohanga kiwi house & native bird park, otorohanga, new zealand

On one overcast and damp day in New Zealand, Bob and I decided to drive from Rotorua into the countryside for a tour of the Waitomo Glowworm Caves.  It seemed a good way to make use of a dreary day.  Before our tour, we passed a couple of hours at the Otorohanga Kiwi House & Native Bird Park. Read more