U.P. Adventures
Take me to the land of cooler temperatures, longer twilights, and starier skies. ...
Chasing Warblers and other wild things
This trip requires two blogs, one here at WPWB, another at Two Talons...
It’s a Swamp Thing
We loaded Puff up, plopped the kayaks on the car roof, and took...
Christmas 2017 in Michigan
The Journey North We had a leisurely departure from Durham on December 21, pulling...
Puff the M@gic Dr@gon on the BRP
The big test. I wondered since before purchasing our T@B trailer, "how will...
September on the NC/SC Coast (Oh, my Maria!)
The plan was - Sheree and I spend a day at Pettigrew State Park ...
Travel, photography and birds!
Sheree and I are very excited, and grateful, to be entering our retirement years. We like to travel, to learn, and to help others. We particularly like to hike and bird. The links below will take you to our travel blog, photography website, birding blog and travel videos.
Travel Blog
Join us for travel, adventure, learning, and fun.
Travel Photography
Enjoy a collection of our most exciting and cherished memories, and links to more photography.
Travel Videos
A random collection of short to long videos from our travels around North Carolina, the United States, and around the world.
Two Talons Up
Birding adventures, education, and birding blog. Stop by to learn about birding, where to bird in North Carolina and what has been seen recently.
Bird Sounds of North Carolina
In the spring of 2017, I began recording bird songs and calls. Besides posting at Two Talons Up the files are also posted at Xeno-Canto and Macaulay.
Bird Photography
A taxonomy collection of wild bird photos taked over the past decade. I am always updating and improving.
Birding 101
My attempt to help new birders have a successful start in birding, from A to Z. .
Latest Travel and Two Talons Up Posts
Blogging is fun, but it can also be time-consuming, in particular, the editing of photos, but the writing can be the most challenging, especially if you wait weeks to get it all down. Now that we have Japan under our belt, what's next, the moon? No thanks, no trees.
The Journey North We had a leisurely departure from Durham on December 21, pulling out of the driveway about 11 am. A planned breakfast at Krankies…
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The big test. I wondered since before purchasing our T@B trailer, “how will it perform in the mountains behind a Subaru Outback 4cyl?”. As will…
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The plan was – Sheree and I spend a day at Pettigrew State Park and a day at Oregon Inlet campground, after which, I head solo…
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