In this electronic age, it seems every man and his dog have their own website showcasing their latest wildlife photographs and often taking the form of blogs containing twitching anecdotes and tales from the ‘local patch.’

In a way this website is no different. For ages I have toyed with the idea of creating my own site, mainly as a way to organise my own trip reports and to pass on information to others. Lack of time, laziness and a plethora of other excuses have always prevented me making a start. Meanwhile I go on more trips and the backlog of photos, reports and memories get lost in the black hole of my computer hard drive, or worse still, disappear into the depth of my ailing mind.
 
There are some great websites out there and I wonder if I have anything new to offer the casual reader. My main objective is to provide information that gives equal attention to my three favourite aspects of natural history, namely field herpetology, mammal watching and birding. While more comprehensive sites exist for each one individually, I have yet to find one that mixes them all together. I mostly want to focus on writing trip reports for holidays and particularly interesting day trips. I won’t be detailing every successful twitch to see a Steppe Grey Shrike or mentioning every time I see a Greater Spotted Woodpecker on my birdfeeder.  If I ever find my own rarity… well, you might hear about it!

As time allows, I will add summaries of previous trips, although for the moment I will concentrate on writing more comprehensive reports from 2007 and onwards.

Incidentally, if you are interested in stunning wildlife photography, witty birding blogs and the best information sites, please check out my links.

That’s about it. I hope you enjoy this site and please don’t hesitate to email me with any comments or questions.

Thanks for reading, Mike.

Cliff Chipmunk, Arizona