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Owl TiVo
I guess I’ll start this with a promise to add pictures to my website soon, but camp life is keeping me plenty busy. I’m hoping to revamp the gallery layout a bit, but it seems like such a big undertaking … Continue reading
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Tagged animal behavior, Arizona, bear, bear attack, bike ride, camping, Daniel Ho, DVR, Eager, Eureka Assault 4, excuses, George Kahumoku Jr, halau, Java Blues, jets, lightning, Live Aloha, monsoon, nests, New Mexico, owls, PDA, rain, slack key guitar, tent, thunder, ukulele, video
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Yet Another Summer in the Gila
Whew! I made it out of San Diego and up the mountain safely. Clearly, I’ve been busy lately as my poor site hasn’t been touched since January. I guess I’ll try to fill in the last few months or so … Continue reading
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Tagged Albuquerque, animal behavior, Arizona, ATV, camping, database, hiking, in memoriam, New Mexico, owls, PDA, roses, Silver City, snow, tent, U2, Vertigo, video, Wildernes First Aid
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Attack of the Pineapple Express
I know, it sounds like some weird children’s TV show. San Diego has been besieged by water in the form of a tropical current from Hawai’i. Thankfully, our roof and windows have held up better this time around than during … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayside Inn, Big Sur, Cambria, campfire, camping, Carpenteria, Carpinteria State Beach, dolphins, excuses, Family, halau, Hearst Castle, ho'ike, hostel, kava, Live Aloha, Monterey, Monterey Bay Aquarium, New Year's Eve, Ocean Beach, Ocean Beach Christmas Parade, Parade of Lights, Paso Robles, Pensenti, Pineapple Express, port, pub crawl, rain, recital, road trip, San Diego Bay, state campground, vacation, wine, Zin Alley
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Ketchup
Ok. I’ve been home from camp just about a month now. I’ve managed to upload a few more pictures from the end of camp. Packing up camp was a bit more difficult this year due to the unforgiving rain. It … Continue reading
Posted in Family, just stuff, My Life as a Biologist, No Place Like Home
Tagged Arizona, bad neighbor, baseball, bike ride, camping, Coaster, dogs, Eagar, good neighbor, home, Java Blues, New Mexico, North Carlsbad State Beach, Ocean Beach, Oregon, overheating car, owls, packing, padres, Petco Park, Phoenix, rant, road trip, San Marcos, Springerville, surf, tenting, termites, Tony Gwynn, tourist season
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Combat Owl Photography
For winding down, it sure feels like we’re winding up. Less than one week of data collection to go and I’m still as busy as ever. The behavior outings have been exciting all summer, but even more so now since … Continue reading
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Tagged animal behavior, Arizona, camping, Eager, hiking, lightning, New Mexico, owls, photography, rain, Springerville, video
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Countdown
One month to go! End of season fever has been sweeping through camp. We’ve begun counting down the days until breakdown. The seasonal crew members are looking and interviewing for their next jobs. And I’m trying to figure out how … Continue reading
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Tagged Albuquerque, Arches National Park, Arizona, beer, Bloomfield, brewery, Bullfrog Marina, camping, Clarke, Colorado, Cortez, database, Eagar, Eddie McStiff's Brewery, Family, Four Corners, Fourth of July, Harry Potter, hiking, Kayenta, Lake Powell, lightning, Moab, Mokee Dugway, Monument Valley, New Mexico, owls, power outage, rain, tornado, vacation, wind, Worm Races, Ye Old Tavern
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Summer in the Gila
Well, it’s been almost a month since my last update, but I have a good excuse. :) I’ve been in the field almost every day. The owls and jets have been keeping me plenty busy this year. Last week we … Continue reading
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Tagged ATV, camping, excuses, heat exhaustion, hiking, New Mexico, owls, swimming hole
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Sitting in the Sunport
Well, thank goodness for wireless internet access. I’ve been sitting in the Albuquerque International Sunport for just over three hours now as my flight home is now two hours late. Forgive me for not telling most of you that I … Continue reading
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Tagged airport, Albuquerque, camping, delayed flight, home, New Mexico, owls, socks, wireless internet
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Moms and margaritas
See, I told you I’d write more often. :) This one will be short, I promise. I just wanted to wish all the moms out there (especially mine) a Happy Mother’s Day. Mom’s rock. It’s that simple. For all the … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, Cinco de Mayo, costumes, Family, Macarena, margaritas, Mother's Day, nests, New Mexico, owlets, owls, salsa
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Dispatch from camp
Well, it only took me a month to finally write an letter from camp. Things this year are super busy. Grab a cup of coffee, sit down and read my first dispatch from the Gila for 2004. Things back home … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, Cinco de Mayo, excuses, flowers, New Mexico, owls, Reserve, salsa, weather
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