Note – 2026-09-17 05:25
Getting interested in becoming more proficient in using terminal based apps and editors such as Helix (text editor), Newsboat (RSS reader) and Browser (Lynx). Decided that I will never buy another sma...
Tag: Wildlife
Note – 2026-05-12 07:41
This week I'm having to leave my comfortable status of retirement and actually "work". Yes, it's true! I'm guiding a photography group led, by Andrew Scriven, around the Alpujarras, searching out phot...
Note – 2026-03-31 06:15
@hikingdude beautiful bird. We see them flying here in the Sierra Nevada where they were introduced a few years ago. Nice webcam view of a nest here in Switzerland https://www.tierpark.ch/news/webcams...
Note – 2026-03-29 08:35
It's a beautiful morning here in the Straight and for the first time this week we have light winds and a calm sea
Note – 2026-03-28 16:01
After a hard week watching the bird migration it's an afternoon off from watching our feathered friends. Beer, sun lounger and distant view of Africa it is then
Note – 2026-03-23 07:02
We're heading west today for a week. Going to watch the bird migration from Africa to Europe through the Straits of Gibraltar. Then we'll be beach bums on the Atlantic coast for a while. Some culture/...
Note – 2025-12-02 23:53
This is quite an unusual image that we didn't realise we had captured until later that day. This is the magnificent Cerro Torre summit in the late afternoon sun. We knew there were condors flying arou...
Note – 2025-12-02 23:10
The story of our recent encounters with the Andean Condor https://scribbles.page/patagonia-diaries/posts/the-condor-s-call-a-test-of-patience-in-patagonia-part-2
Note – 2025-12-02 23:07
@TimKStanton thanks Tim. The Condors took a lot of time to get near, about 3 days waiting around in the cold. @khusky will eventually post better images than I can but here is a blog post of our Condo...
Note – 2025-12-02 22:51
The Condor approaching was anything but steady, tossed and jostled by the cliff-face turbulence. She was coming home to find her mate. With an expert’s grace, she mastered the chaos. She lined up her...
The Condor's Call, A Test of Patience in Patagonia (Part 2)
The condors taught us that the most magnificent views often lie just beyond the point where you think you can wait no longer
Note – 2025-11-28 13:28
@drdirtbag in the past the air and cliffs around the town have been full of condor activity. Now much less so. The rock climbing activity on the crags has expanded greatly in the past 10 years. Many m...
Note – 2025-11-28 13:17
@DulceMaria I love empanadas! The Condor wouldn't be as much fun if it was easy. You have to work hard and persist with patience. Will try again today.
Note – 2025-11-28 13:08
Yesterday was to be our "Day of the Condor". Weather perfect. A chance to photograph Condors up close. Guess what? You've guessed it, 6 hours and just two small specks in the sky in the distance. We h...
Note – 2025-11-27 14:51
@DaleTrexel interesting. Yes, as you say, I guess you have much more problems with Bear and Moose. Puma scat was quite evident during a few of our hikes around here although they are rarely seen. Some...
Note – 2025-11-27 13:51
The guardians at the refuge showed us a recent video of the resident Puma at the campsite. It was on a trunk of a fallen tree close to where we had just camped. The Puma didn't seem at all disturbed b...