Tag: travel
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Costa Rica (2024): La Fortuna
My passion for the natural world has been with me as long as I can remember, but there was a place I visited as a kid I vividly remember it igniting fully for the first time. Costa Rica. I was on the verge of turning seven years old. My parents, wanting to bring my lively…
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India (2024): Birding in Udaipur and Agra
This post is an account of all the birding I did over the course of three days in Udaipur and 24 hours in Agra during my family’s March 2024 trip to India. It also showcases the best of my 2024 India wildlife photography, apart from the photos taken on our Leopard safari. A broader summary…
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India (2024): Leopard Spotting in Amagarh Leopard Reserve
When most people think of Jaipur, the capital city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, they imagine unique cultural sites like the fabulous Amber Palace or the vibrant, pink buildings of the city center. But there is a completely different side of Jaipur worth experiencing—an important piece of heritage that isn’t known to many but…
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India (2024): Wildlife and Culture
India is one of the most geographically and culturally diverse, colorfully vibrant, and all-around fascinating countries there is. In March of this year, during my weeklong spring break, my family embarked on an epic culture-themed trip to three amazing Indian cities: Udaipur, Jaipur, and Agra. Though our trip primarily focused on cultural aspects of India…
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School Trip To Nepal Through A Naturalist’s Eyes
Nepal. A country that inspires thoughts of jagged Himalayan peaks, prayer flags, and cosmopolitan adventurers prepared to tackle the world’s highest and deadliest mountains. But this small, trapezoidal nation nestled along the Himalaya range is much more than icy summits and tough treks. Nepal possesses an incredible amount of culture, history, and biodiversity. In fact,…
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My Epic South African Safari! (2019)
It was a dusty, dry July afternoon in 2019 that I set out amongst the spectacular landscape of the Sabi Sands Game Reserve with my family on a three-day safari. It is world-famous for its fearless and iconic African wildlife, and especially its leopards. Very difficult to observe leopard behaviour can be seen here easily,…
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Sri Lanka (2017): Yala National Park
Yala National Park is a 400 square kilometer preserve set in the dry lowlands of Sri Lanka. Consisting of tall stone monoliths, endless pristine beaches, verdant scrub jungle and freshwater lagoons, this park is world-famous for its leopards. No other place on Earth has a higher density of these spotted cats (2/square kilometer!) It is…
Bennett Gardner Wildlife Watching 