So today we headed out to the Punta Laguna Spider Monkey Reserve in the hope of seeing, eh Spider Monkeys. To be honest we had a slight hope of seeing Howler Monkeys albeit the website says these are much harder to see. We paid our entrance fee 200 pesos (about £9) and were off. We did haveContinue reading "Monkeys at Punta Laguna"
Birding at Rio Lagartos
Two things stood out today. The first is how friendly people can be, and the second is how friendly wildlife can be. So, before I came to Mexico I had marked Rio Lagartos as somewhere I wanted to visit and in particular go birding. The best way to see it is from the water and that meansContinue reading "Birding at Rio Lagartos"
Marine Life around Isla Mujeres
We have spent the last 4 days on Isla Mujeres a short ferry (and a world away) from Cancun in Mexico. We came here to do some diving and whilst I couldn't take my "good" camera in the water, I could take the GoPro and share some of the highlights of the marine life we sawContinue reading "Marine Life around Isla Mujeres"
Birding Yucatán
Continuing on our birding adventure to see 1,000 species of birds in one trip through Central and South America we have moved on to the Yucatán Peninsula, more specifically the area around Merida. A 23 hour bus ride took us here from Mexico City so the distance should ensure plenty of new birds. We enlisted someContinue reading "Birding Yucatán"
Bird Watching Mexico City
I like to have a goal in my birding so for many years I have taken part in the My 200 Birding Year, trying to see 200 birds in the UK. This is achievable but not without a bit of effort, so this has provided a nice focus through the year. I wanted a similar goal forContinue reading "Bird Watching Mexico City"
Monarch Butterflies, Valle de Bravo, Mexico
We have now started our trip through Central and South America and today was our first proper wildlife experience. We visited the Santuario de la Mariposa Monarca Piedra Herrada about 30 minute drive outside of Valle de Bravo. Monarch Butterflies are quite remarkable in that they migrate - into the USA and Canada during the summerContinue reading "Monarch Butterflies, Valle de Bravo, Mexico"
An epic Latin American Nature trip in 2024
Followers of this blog will know that I love Scotland and I love wildlife. Well it is in the name of this blog, after all. But I am at a point in my life where I have the desire and the opportunity to plan a bit of an adventure, along with my wife (Helen), beyondContinue reading "An epic Latin American Nature trip in 2024"
Mousa Wildlife visit and Shetland Mainland
If you have been reading my previous blogs you will have noted they are mostly of the outer Isles (North Isles, Noss, Foula) along with an amazing encounter with Orcas. Well in this post I will wrap up what we saw on the mainland along with a Mousa wildlife visit for the Storm Petrels. ThroughoutContinue reading "Mousa Wildlife visit and Shetland Mainland"
Noss Shetland Wildlife
Noss is an island off an island (Bressay) off an island (Mainland Shetland) off an Island (Britain) but don't let this put you off getting there, it is actually quite easy. This is a post about Noss Shetland Wildlife. Noss National Nature Reserve (NNR) features one of the three great seabird cities on Shetland (theContinue reading "Noss Shetland Wildlife"
Photographing Orca in Shetland
In this post I set out my top 8 steps to photographing Orca in Shetland. I have just come back from the most amazing wildlife encounter... ever. I was about 5m from the mouth of a bull Orca. Put another way I was closer to its mouth than it was to its tail! Absolutely epic!Continue reading "Photographing Orca in Shetland"