Author Archives: Liz

Twitcher’s Paradise

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Liz

A few days ago, I stumbled off the jet after a 13 hour marathon flight from Los Angeles to Canberra, the national capital of Australia.  Soon afterward, I was cool and cozy in the home of my good friends Libby … Continue reading →

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Where there’s salmon….

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Liz

  Brown bear mother with two cubs at a fish weir Recently, I went to a large lake near my home in southeast Alaska to make an Encounters radio program about subsistence salmon fishing.  I found these bears taking advantage of sockeye salmon … Continue reading →

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Creepy Biting Scary Nasty Nature

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Liz

An outhouse in a wild, remote Australian national park should be a peaceful and undistracted place to reflect on…well, nature.  A few days ago, I visited one such facility, where the toilet paper dispenser was a tall, rectangular steel box … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo for Kookaburras

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Liz

For the past few days I’ve been camping in Southeast Forests National Park, a gorgeous place in the mountains a couple hours’ drive inland from the southeast coast of Australia. I’ve had the campground completely to myself, far from any … Continue reading →

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