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Face-to-Face (Seriously) with a Koala

Arthur and I “nose” each other As I held the soft, fuzzy animal that I had been somewhat obsessed with since childhood, I became overwhelmed — not by emotion as I thought might happen, but by an...

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Don’t Mess with Magpies

A magpie flies over its rightful turf — the Alberton Oval, home of the SANFL Australian Rules Football Team, the Port Adelaide Magpies. Magpies, it seems, are iconic and demonic at the same time. In...

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Pulverizing the Itsy Bitsy Spider in Australia

Really tiny spider in Colorado© Stephanie Glaser “Mommmm!  SPIDER! Mom, Come PLEASE!” My five-year-old daughter Kasey yells from the bathroom. Expecting to see a huge bulbous glossy black widow, I...

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Swimming with Whale Sharks, a Hammerhead and Everything Else in the Indian Ocean

© Kurt Glaser 2010 July 2010, Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia. The largest fish in the world is swimming at about three miles per hour, but it’s hard, even with fins, to keep up with the...

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Travel Oops: The Unfortunate Photo — “Is There a Snake in Your Pants or Are...

© Judy Schuck Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. I’m here with my dad and a python who was getting a little too friendly at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre. For some reason, it chose my...

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Travel Ahh…Seeing Wildlife in the Wild

© Edward Schuck I’ve always liked zoos; in fact, I was a junior zookeeper when I was in seventh grade, living in Santa Barbara, California. However, nothing quite compares to seeing animals in their...

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Travel Oops’s Friday Funny Sign: Keeping it Real (they know their stuffed elk...

© Stephanie Glaser 2013 Poncha Springs, Colorado. Hunting is a prevalent activity in the west, and many hunters turn to taxidermists to display the ultimate evidence of their favorite pastime. Of...

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Signs of the Times: Wildlife? Really?

© Stephanie Glaser Pikes Peak Parking Lot, Denver International Airport, United States. Often people think of Colorado as an idyllic setting  for wildlife. However, usually an airport parking lot is...

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Travel Ahh…Seagulls

© Stephanie Glaser 2013 Goleta Beach, California, USA. Seagulls may squawking scavengers, but I love to watch them soar. My kids especially like seagulls because the birds are fun to stalk. Ultimately,...

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Signs of the Times: See A Mountain Lion? Put Up Your Dukes…

Utah and Colorado. Wildlife is great and all, and who doesn’t want to see animals in their natural habitat? There is something disconcerting, however, when you see these kinds of signs in the areas...

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