I guess I’m just asking this for fun! So, out of all the places you’ve observed wildlife, where has been the “best”? Personally for me, it would be this big area in my backyard. It’s fenced off prairie, it used to be owned by this old man at the front of my neighborhood, but I’m pretty sure he die…

Oooooohhhh, I have so many places where I love to watch wildlife! Since I live in the Rocky Mountains, my backyard is one of my favorite places, but one place I really, really, love is Ketnar Lake. It’s just a small lake in Colorado, down behind a neighborhood, but I love birding there, especially i…

If you measure by the number of observations, mine is probably Point Reyes National Seashore. It’s not necessarily that I have a particular attachment to there over other places (though it is a wonderful place, especially on the weekdays when the crowds are gone.), but it is easily accessible, it’s …

I’ve grown quite fond of Idylwild Wildlife Management Area along the Maryland/Delaware border. It’s not particularly wild/pristine – it’s a recovering sand and gravel mining operation. But it’s sandy with rare species, and always revealed new lifeforms on every one of my visits. Local Delmarva natur…

Underwater, drifting slowly over the black, volcanic sand of Lembeh Strait. Searching out any slight movement or disturbance for tiny marine critters to photograph. Especially solo diving late at night when different creatures are active. Being underwater and weightless is a great feeling and nig…

One of the most mazing places to observe nature was or sure the amazonian rain forest and one could have easily abandoned me and my camera there for some weeks without me getting bored at all. But when it comes to my favourite places I still fondly think about even if I can not observe there anymor…

One of my happiest places in the last twelve months was at the far end of the long Holmes Wharf in Oamaru on the southern coast of the South Island here in New Zealand, early afternoon, watching the spotted shags fly past one after the other. In terms of traffic it was like standing near the end of …

I tend to move often and travel a decent amount, so no particular favorite place for observations. That said, given the opportunity to back with observations specifically in mind, I’d love to spend more time in the Amazon, specifically along the foothills of the Andes, as well as in the Andean clou…

Ecuador is a great place. So are Peru and Bolivia. I spent a few months tracking bears in the cloud forests in the north of Ecuador and exploring parts of the country afterward on the way south. Looks like you were in Cuenca. Did you happen to be there during any of the lantern festivals? We st…

Have lived in Cuenca for 1,5 years and loved it. What a great place to be and the cloud forests are at least as amazing as the low land forests. I am not a big fan of those lanterns since I once (many many years back still in Germany) saw one of my favourite spots (a try fallow) burn down after one…

It was 2005 when I was there. From what I remember talking with folks in the city, fires around the city as a result of the lanterns were not uncommon, but they still let them loose. One of my favorite little ecosystem niches in the Andes are the gallery forests in the páramo. Narrow little bands…

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