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Explore North America’s Four Deserts. Updated July 2022 (click photos to enlarge) North American Deserts There are four North American deserts: the Sonoran, the Chihuahuan, the Mojave, and the Great Basin. I love exploring the desert. There is always something Read more…
Updated July 2022 When Dr. Urguhart discovered the Monarch’s winter resting area in 1975, there were one billion of them. Sadly, their population has decreased by 95% since the 1980s. By 2012, the population had decreased to half a billion. Read more…
You will never see a unicorn or a pink elephant but you can see a pink dolphin in Hong Kong Updated May 2023 Unicorns, Pink Elephants and Mermaids Have you ever seen a pink dolphin? No, but I once saw Read more…
updated Apr 2023 The Harpy Eagle If you are in Belize, be sure to tour the Belize Zoo. They have some great exhibits of animals of Central America. My favourite animal was the Harpy Eagle. This raptor is a magnificent Read more…
Angel’s Landing – extreme hiking in Zion National Park Angel’s Landing (the area called the “saddle” is the dip between the two mountains on the left) Usually, on my way to and from Mexico, I stop at Zion National Park Read more…
Where do the Monarch Butterflies go in Winter? Updated July 2022 I was born in Windsor, Ontario, not far from Point Pelee National Park, where the Monarch Butterflies congregate in September before migrating to Mexico. One of the joys of my Read more…
The Amazing Migration of the Monarch Butterfly Updated July 2022 I have read a lot about the migrations of various animals worldwide. For example, a bird, the Arctic Tern, migrates from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back every year. Read more…
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