My guest is Peg Abbott, she is the owner and lead guide of Naturalist Journeys, LLC. Peg has been designing, guiding, and organizing natural history tours for more than 35 years; working for the National Audubon Society and other organizations before launching Naturalist Journeys in 1998. Her work has taken her all over the world, from Alaska to Africa and many other locations. She has conducted research on several bird and mammal species and keeps a close interest in Yellowstone and Mexican Wolf reintroduction projects. After 20 years in and around the Yellowstone area, Peg made the move to the wonderful birding location of Portal, AZ, where she currently resides.
For more on Naturalist Journeys:
Website - https://www.naturalistjourneys.com/
Instagram - @naturalistjourneys
Chapters
- 00:00 - Intro
- 00:34 - Peg’s Recent Trip to Bhutan
- 04:08 - Peg’s Birding Background
- 05:31- Peg’s Earliest Memory of a Bird
- 06:23 - Some of Peg’s Memorable Encounters with Birds
- 09:16 - Bird of the Episode: Elegant Trogon
- 28:48 - A Bit about Naturalist Journeys
- 40:40 - Ideas for Picking Your First Birding Trip
- 43:29 - What Keeps Peg Going After so Many Years
- 44:41 - One of Peg’s Favorite Domestic Birding Locations
- 48:15 - One Last Thing from Peg and her Next Birding Trip
- 50:03 - Outro
Eared Quetzal Call Credit: Derik Bowen, XC567245. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/567245.
For pictures of some of the birds discussed on the podcast, including the Elegant Trogon, please check out the podcast's Instagram: @lookingatbirdspodcast
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