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20 Mar 2025
Collective Nouns in Nature

Collective Nouns in Nature

Language has long been a means of capturing the wonder of the natural world, and one of the most fascinating linguistic curiosities lies in the realm of collective nouns in nature.

19 Mar 2025

Photographing Opportunistic Wildlife Behavior

Every year, as the sugar cane harvest begins in Okinawa, a fascinating display of opportunistic wildlife behavior unfolds. Towering stalks of cane, standing undisturbed for months, are suddenly stripped away by the relentless grind of harvesting machinery.

17 Mar 2025

Photographing the Black-faced Spoonbill in Okinawa

Photographing the Black-faced Spoonbill in Okinawa is a humbling experience—one that reminds me that every encounter with wildlife is a fleeting gift, one worth preserving for generations to come.

17 Feb 2025

Winter Wildlife Visitors to Okinawa

Winter wildlife visitors to Okinawa tend to be of avian fare. They are able to migrate here for the winter months for various reasons specific to their behavioral needs.

11 Jun 2024
Wild jungle weekends in Okinawa

Wild Weekends in Okinawa

Wild weekends in Okinawa, “Yes, there will be snakes”. To answer the first question that invariably gets asked when discussing the wildlife of Okinawa.

23 Apr 2024
"Oui, Oui, Maupiti"

Bora Bora, You Beauty!

“Bora Bora You Beauty”! The sounds whispered through my lips as I gazed down at what some consider to be the most beautiful of all islands in French Polynesia, and some would say the World.