Spangler WOOD & BIRDS

Second Puerto Rico trip this year—this time to the island of Vieques. Snorkeling, fishing, birding, bio bay, etc.

King Mackerel tournament based out of Little River, SC. The first day was a wild adventure, and the second was a good day fishing.

Coastal camping trip, dividing-and-conquering activities like kayaking, birding, wildlife photography, town time, and good eating.

My Labor Day getaway consisted of a solo sojourn to the coast—kayaking, camping, birding, and fishing around East Shackleford Banks.

Reconnecting with nature while down in Florida was my way of reconnecting with memories of Grandma.

Why would we head to the desert during the hottest June on Planet Earth in recorded human history?

Another year, another through-paddle of (almost) the whole Haw River, from Rockingham County all the way down to Jordan Lake.

Another installment of our annual OBX camping, kayaking, fishing, birding trip to South Core Banks (Cape Lookout)

This was our first trip to Puerto Rico. We covered a lot of ground, and I found all 18 birds endemic to the island.

My parents and I ventured back to our old stomping grounds at Sunset Beach, just north of the NC-SC border.

I headed to Dare County this November for another “Rarity Roundup” bird count.

Very short, but very sweet, trip to the Yucatán Peninsula for a friend’s wedding

We flew across the country for a two-night trip featuring my cousin-in-law’s wedding in Calistoga. Three themes: wedding, wildlife, driving.

Waders, shorebirds, and ducks are among my favorite birds; it’s always nice to see so many predominantly coastal species in the piedmont.

Yes, there are/were flamingos in NC: American Flamingos, blown up from the Yucatan or Cuba by Hurricane Idalia.

Backpacking in Utah's High Uintas Wilderness and camping on the Great Salt Lake. Lots of birds, lots of moose!

My second beach trip this summer involved a two-night camping trip based out of Cape Hatteras, birding and fishing.

We put down our roots at the Killiehuntly farmstead estate in the Cairngorms National Park.

2-week tour of Scotland's highlands and islands, Part 1. Edinburgh, Skye, Eriska, Oban, Ben Nevis.

Overnight camping trip in early June, split between the Rachel Carson Reserve (across from Beaufort) and the Croatan National Forest