Author Archives: joeschelling

About joeschelling

Birding, butterflies, nature photography, and travel blog from right here in Albuquerque New Mexico.

Not So Creepy Crawlers

Posted on September 19, 2018

Since my last post, in addition to the usual birds and butterflies I’ve been seeing a few other cool-looking critters including caterpillars, some special insects, and several lizards. Thinking of a title for each blog post is always the toughest … Continue reading →

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Hints of Fall

Posted on September 5, 2018

Over the last few days, hints that Fall is on its way in just a couple of weeks have started to appear everywhere you look. Lots of warblers are being seen and starting their migration, formations of Canada Geese have … Continue reading →

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Always Something

Posted on August 21, 2018

It often strikes me how all it takes is getting outside and looking around a little to observe something unusual, different or completely new. Nearly every walk, even on those slow days, turns up at least one new creature or … Continue reading →

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July Sights

Posted on August 5, 2018

After spending the early part of July on that fabulous butterfly trip to the Swiss Alps, the rest of the month seems to have flown by for me. These last couple of weeks have brought us a few good rains … Continue reading →

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Swiss Butterfly Trip

Posted on July 20, 2018

It’s been a little more than a week since returning from a fabulous almost two-week European butterfly trip, mostly in the Swiss Alps with a couple of days in England coming and going, and thought I’d post some of the … Continue reading →

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Last of June

Posted on June 27, 2018

Still way dry and lately way too hot, but there’s always something out there to catch my eye pretty much anytime I get out to look around. It’s now gotten so dry they’ve closed down access to pretty much all … Continue reading →

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Off to Massachusetts

Posted on June 12, 2018

Goodness, it’s been almost a month since my last blog update, with only about a third of that time off to Massachusetts looking for butterflies. That’ll be the main focus of this update, but wanted to share a few other … Continue reading →

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Birdathon Plus

Posted on May 14, 2018

Just after the first of the month, Rebecca and I headed out to scout birding locations for the Central New Mexico Audubon Birdathon for which she led our group of 20 birders from 10 a.m. on May 3 to 10 … Continue reading →

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New Spring Sightings

Posted on May 1, 2018

Since my last update, most of the Great Horned Owl little ones I’ve been checking on have really started to mature, and I’ve seen several new birds and butterflies for the year with lots more to come as spring migration … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on April 18, 2018

Uhoh, somehow another two weeks has zipped by without my getting around to updating this blog. Typical spring weather of late with some nice sunny and warm days followed by crazy all-day wind and yo-yo’ing temperatures and off and on … Continue reading →

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