Hokkaido, Japan, Birding & Scenic Driving Road Trip in Autumn Two Seasons in Hokkaido In the summer of 2010, Hokkaido greeted us with the fragrance of lavender and the laughter of a tour group moving in unison. We followed the bright banners of our guide through Sapporo’s streets, along Otaru’s glass-lined canals, and across the... Continue Reading →
Birds of Paradise: Discovering Arfak Parotia in West Papua
Birds of Paradise: Discovering Arfak Parotia in West Papua Female feeding. Female. Pegunungan Arfak, West Papua, Indonesia I first encountered the Arfak Parotia or Western Parotia in the highland of Arfak mountain in West Papua. There are two types of hides in Arfak for the Western Parotia , mating hide and feeding hide. The mating hide is where they mate, and... Continue Reading →
Birding West Papua | Birds of Paradise
Biridng West Papua | Birds of Paradise Trip in 2023 The most labor-intensive bird of paradise that I have ever photographed is the Wallace's Standardwing bird of paradise on the island of Halmahera. It involved setting up a base camp in the forest and waking up at 4 a.m. to trek across the forest and... Continue Reading →




























