Read all posts from this expedition to South Korea It is difficult to convey size with the written word. On the west coast of the Korean peninsula, the Saemangeum (say-MAHN-gum) reclamation project hosts the longest seawall in the world. But that is an architectural reference that means little to those outside coastal Louisiana, or the […]
Read all posts from this expedition to South Korea Are you a birdwatcher who doesn’t like to get up early? This is roughly the equivalent of a baker who’s allergic to butter. But, like margarine for the lactose intolerant, there are options out there for birders who’d rather study the back of their eyelids over […]
Read all posts from this expedition to South Korea “What’s your favorite bird?” It’s a frequent question posed to birdwatchers and I stumble for an example that people can relate to in North America: American Dipper, Marbled Murrelet, and Harlequin Duck are all a part of my regular rotation. But as for international birds, the […]
Read all posts from this expedition to South Korea “It’s just to the left of that red ramen container.” I found the piece of trash on the beach with my spotting scope and scanned left: got it. The beautiful russet tones and yellow legs of a juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper shone brilliantly through the huddled mass […]