Fun Birding Tours in SE Arizona with Birding Guide Richard Fray » california http://www.funbirdingtours.com Have FUN with wildlife in one of the world's truly great birding destinations Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:12:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Goldilocks and… http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/09/goldilocks-and/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/09/goldilocks-and/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:07:52 +0000 Richard http://www.rpf-wildlife-photos.com/blog/?p=828 We only really had time to take a leisurely drive through Yosemite with a few photo stops before we had to be on our way. I wanted to go back to Olmsted Point in the early morning light, and it didn’t disappoint.

I’d asked Bruce about the possibility of seeing bears. Yosemite is obviously [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/09/goldilocks-and/feed/ 0 Yo!semite http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/09/yosemite/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/09/yosemite/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:20:41 +0000 Richard http://www.rpf-wildlife-photos.com/blog/?p=825 Everyone I talked to before the trip said the same thing on discovering where I wanted to go – you’ll LOVE Yosemite! And what wise friends I have – they were not wrong.

Bruce, Brenda and I set off early, crossed the Central Valley and arrived at the Yosemite gates around midday. Our first destination [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/09/yosemite/feed/ 0 Lunge feeding http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/lunge-feeding/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/lunge-feeding/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:37:38 +0000 Richard http://www.rpf-wildlife-photos.com/blog/?p=811 Another day, another Shearwater Journeys boat trip.

Bruce and I fuelled up in Petaluma and made the 40 minute drive to Bodega Bay in time to meet everyone bright and early at the dock. The swell had calmed down considerably, but the fog was more of an issue, coming and going in patches all day.

[...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/lunge-feeding/feed/ 0 Avenue of the Giants http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/avenue-of-the-giants/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/avenue-of-the-giants/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:22:09 +0000 Richard http://www.rpf-wildlife-photos.com/blog/?p=803 I had a down day between boat trips, but I only had a week in California and was determined to make the most of it. There are so many sights in the USA that I’m desperate to see but still haven’t, so a free day in northern California gave me the opportunity to knock one [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/avenue-of-the-giants/feed/ 0 The Big One http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/the-big-one/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/the-big-one/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:45:39 +0000 Richard http://www.rpf-wildlife-photos.com/blog/?p=794 This trip, with Shearwater Journeys, was primarily focused on the possibility of one or two of the rarer seabirds that are infrequently encountered offshore, so the plan was to make good progress for several hours to get some distance between us and land, and more importantly, find the underwater canyon edges which well up nutrients [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/the-big-one/feed/ 0 Golden Gate http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/golden-gate/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/golden-gate/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:25:54 +0000 Richard http://www.rpf-wildlife-photos.com/blog/?p=766 After a great trip last year, it was time for me to get out onto the ocean once more. This year I had two boat trips booked, both from Bodega Bay in California, so I flew up to San Jose, rented a car and stayed the night with my friends Bruce and Brenda.

I had [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2009/10/08/golden-gate/feed/ 1 I Wish They All Could Be California Gulls http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2008/08/31/i-wish-they-all-could-be-california-gulls/ http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2008/08/31/i-wish-they-all-could-be-california-gulls/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:44:04 +0000 Richard http://www.rpf-wildlife-photos.com/blog/?p=12 First proper post, and I steal someone else’s joke for the title (Hi Mez). Typical. And if I’m being factually correct, then I wish they all could be Heermann’s Gulls, which are the nicest gulls ever.

I visited the West Coast of the USA for the first time in September 2006. The primary purpose [...]]]> http://www.funbirdingtours.com/2008/08/31/i-wish-they-all-could-be-california-gulls/feed/ 2