Dance with Devils Ends
Dance with Devils (Hulu) is not a show that I can wholeheartedly recommend, but it might serve as a guilty pleasure for someone. This looks at first glance like a… Read more »
Beautiful Bones Ends
Usually when a show confounds my expectations it does it in a bad way. Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation (Crunchyroll) was the opposite: I initially thought it was pretty good but… Read more »
Star Wars: The Force Awakens–Movie Review
The latest installment in the Star Wars series has a new director (J. J. Abrams). Fans will be relieved to know that it is not like the prequels. It is… Read more »
Birding in the Ecuadorian Andes–Guango Lodge
(October 14) The Guango Lodge is on the eastern slope of the Andes at about 8,800 feet and features humid temperate forest.
Birding in the Ecuadorian Andes–San Isidro Reserve
(October 12-14.) Subtropical forest on the eastern slope of the Andes, around 6,000 feet. (As always, click on the pictures to see a larger version.) Cinnamon Flycatcher. Montane Woodcreeper.
Birding in the Ecuadorian Andes–Artisana Ecological Reserve
(October 11.) The Artisana Ecological Reserve extends high above the treeline, almost 19,000 feet at its highest point. (I think we only got to about 12,000 feet.) This presents a… Read more »
Birding in the Ecuadorian Andes–Paz de las Aves Reserve
(October 10) The Paz de las Aves Reserve features subtropical forest at about 6,000 feet. The Andean Cock-of-the-Rock is a large brightly-colored bird with an oddly-shaped head. It gets its… Read more »
Birding in the Ecuadorian Andes–Rio Silanche Reserve
(October 9) This is tropical forest at around 1,000 feet.
Beautiful Bones–Anime Early Impression
Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation (Crunchyroll) features the hoary old trope of an eccentric amateur detective who solves murders that the clueless police would never be able to figure out for… Read more »
Birding in the Ecuadorian Andes–Sachatamia Lodge
(October 8 & 9) The Sachatamia Lodge and Rainforest Reserve, altitude approximately 5,500 feet. Another Rufus-collared Sparrow. (These are basically trash birds, found everywhere.) Viridian Metaltail.