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April 12, 2021
Travels in 2020-2021
The devastating effects of COVID-19 on a global scale have resulted in the curtailment of travel and as a travel writer my own travel plans have been put on hold.  But I've been keeping busy!
I had three travel articles appear in the Winter 2020-2021 issue of Canadian World Traveller Magazine, including
-Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia:  A Defining Experience
-Hikone Castle, Japan:  Beyond Imagination
-Mitake Sanso, A Shrine Stay in Okutama, Tokyo, Japan
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/65145844/canadian-world-traveller-winter-2020-21-issue

And I will have four articles appear in the Spring issue, set for the end of May, 2021, featuring aspects of Guatemala (2), Columbia and Bangkok. 
Other than that I have been working with one of my non-travel clients to organize their Annual Conference in the Fall. 
For my own peace of mind I've been walking, hiking and birding almost every day (lots of Owls in the Toronto area and the Spring migration season for songbirds is fast approaching!). I post my photos regularly on Facebook and Instagram and am in the process of building my own birding website.  
You can check out my progress at www.photosonthewing.com
Stay healthy!
Regards!
Steve
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Just a few Owl sightings...

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Eastern Screech Owl - Gray Morph
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Eastern Screech Owl - Red Morph
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Long-eared Owl
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
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Short-eared Owl
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Great Horned Owl
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Great Horned Owlet
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Snowy Owl, hidden by the tall grass on a farmer's field
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Barred Owl at sunrise

Down by Lake Ontario, Toronto
December 21, 2020

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Snowy Owl
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Snowy Owl Grooming
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American Kestrel
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American Kestrel

City of Toronto
December 18, 2020

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Barred Owl, just after sunrise
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Barred Owl, flew to a lower tree to check out the mice and voles

Amherst Island, Loyalist Township
December 15, 2020

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Northern Saw-whet Owl, Owl Woods

Amherst Island, Loyalist Township
December 11, 2020

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Northern Harrier Hawk
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Red-tailed Hawk
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Snowy Owl
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Short-eared Owl

Our Owl Prowls

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Northern Saw-whet Owl, Whitby, October 27, 2020
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Barred Owl, Toronto, November 20, 2020
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Snowy Owl, Toronto, December 2, 2020

Silver Fox, Toronto area along the shores of Lake Ontario
​September 14, 2020

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August 6, 2022

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Coopers Hawk

August 5, 2020

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Coopers Hawk

July 21, 2020

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Yes this is ME reviewing my friend Steve Crowhurst's amazing, updated book of 332 Marketing Ideas for Travel Agents. He even mentions me...twice in the book! Check it out at Amazon.com or Amazon.ca

June 30, 2020 Birding over the last few days

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Virginia Rail chick, captured through the reeds of a marsh in Burlington, seems to express joy at hearing mom calling from the other side of the pond.
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Virginial Rail chick, captured through the reeds of a marsh in Burlington, seems to express joy at hearing mom calling from the other side of the pond.
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Downy Woodpecker shares a sunflower seed with her chick in the Hendrie Valley.
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Baltimore Oriole feeds her chick in the Don Valley

Branching out.  All three of the Red-tailed Hawk chicks are exploring the home tree, outside the nest (taken with a zoom lens, a fair distance away)

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All three photos taken on June 2, 2020
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Red-tailed Hawk Chicks (Taken discreetly with a zoom lens a fair distance from the nest)

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May 19, 2020
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May 25, 2020
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June 1, 2020 Branching--exploring other branches on the home tree
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June 1, 2020 Parent flies by to check on the three chicks
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June 1, 2020 Branching--exploring other branches on the home tree

 More Birding Adventures,  May 2020

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Bobolink in Rondeau, Ontario
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House Wren, Erieau, Ontario
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Swan and Cygnet, Erieau, Ontario
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Palm Warbler, Thickson Woods
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Yellow-rumped Warbler, Thickson Woods
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Cowbird, Thickson Woods
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Don Valley
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Belted Kingfisher, Don Valley
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Yellow Warbler, Don Valley
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Don Valley
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Northern Flicker, Don Valley
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Red-tailed Hawk, Don Valley

 Birding and Bunnies in my neighbourhood (with social distancing, of course)

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Tree Swallow
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Cottontail Rabbit
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Male Merlin Falcon
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Female & Male Wood Duck
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Double-crested Cormorants
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Male Wood Duck

Coopers Hawks, mid-town Toronto, March 21, 2020

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Merlin Falcons, mid-town Toronto, March 16, 2020

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Schomberg, Ontario, December 21, 2019  Looking for the Northern Hawk Owl--and we found it!

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Japan, October 27 to November 15, 2019 (19th visit)
On this trip we visited new areas of Tokyo including Myakejima, Okutama, Senzokuike Park (Kingfisher spotting) , Gotokuji (the Cat Temple), Ikegamihonmonji (wonderful 5 story pagoda) as well as Sado Island, Niigata,  Kanazawa (love it there), Hikone (great castle!),  Fukuoka ( the Sumo Grand Tournament) and then two more full days in Japan...before heading home.  (pictures to follow, shortly)

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The lunch special at Wasuke in Kappabashi (one of our favourite places): Assorted Sashimi. So Fresh!!

TURNAT - The 12th Nature Tour Event in Cuba, Sept 24-28, 2019

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Yellow (aka Mangrove ) Warbler in Las Salinas, Zapata Peninsula, Cuba

Witless Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador, August 23, 2019

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Puffin Island, on our cruise in 5 foot waves and pouring rain, in Witless Bay, just south of St. John's. Please click on the Puffin to see more pics from my trip to St. John's.

Ospreys by Christie Lake, August 15, 2019

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Puffins on Puffin Island!

Belted Kingfisher over the Don River, August 4, 2019

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Yucatan State, Mexico, Press Trip, May 31 to June 4, 2019

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A view of the Temple of Kukulcan from the Ball Court at Chichen Itza
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On the tour of Hacienda Sotuta Peon, just outside of Merida, the life of a sisal plantation worker is explained.

Great Lakes Cruise on the Victory 1, Press Trip, May 27-May 31, 2019

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We boarded the Victory 1 in Detroit for a short 3 night taste of what the cruise was all about.
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1949 Mercury Convertible at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, one of the shore excursions

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Shore excursion in Cleveland: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Do you remember the song Short Shorts? I do!

Point Pelee Birding Festival, May 14-May 17, 2019

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Palm Warbler
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Canada Warbler
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Scarlet Tanager

FITCuba, Havana, May 5-May 11, 2019

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Havana celebrates its 500th anniversary on November 16, 2019
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Small market on a sidestreet in Havana

Delivering one of the Breakout Sessions on opening day of the MAST Annual Conference in Chicago, April 11, 2019

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Panama Press Trip, Feb 25 - March 2, 2019

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Geoffroy's Tamarind Monkey - Gatun Lake
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Arriving at the Buenaventura Golf and Beach Resort, Cochlé Province, Playa Blanca, Rio Hato
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White-faced Capuchin - Gatun Lake Cruise

Checking out the Northern Saw-whet Owl in Loyalist Township Feb 17, 2019

Puerto Vallarta Media Trip, Feb 10-14, 2019

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Crunchy crickets with Raicilla at La Lulu Raicilleria.
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The Papantla Flers perform near the Malecon
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Shrimp al Pastor Taco at Abulon Seafood Restaurant
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Great Kiskadee, Botanical Garden

Visiting the Barred Owl in Durham, February 9, 2019

How to Sell Tokyo, Industry Webinar, January 29, 2019

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Steve with Shin Kawai, the Tokyo Tourism Representative in Canada

Tokyo Talk at the Travel Media Association of Canada, Jan 22, 2019

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Steve with Shin Kawai, the Tokyo Tourism Representative in Canada

Coyotes in the Park, January , 2019

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Coyote Sunday in Toronto, December 23, 2018

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Amherst Island, Eastern Ontario, December 18, 2018
​Snowy Owls

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Japan:  Travels to Tottori, Shimane, Beppu, Kumamoto and Fukuoka City, Nov 6-12, 2018

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The Tottori Sand Dunes
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At Sashi Shuzo Sake Brewery in Izumo
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One of the Oni (Demons) in Jigoku (Hell), Kannawa, Beppu
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Bubbling mud and geysers in Kannawa, Beppu
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In Reigando, the cave on Mt. Kimpo where Miyomoto Mushashi composed the Book of Five Rings. Kumamoto
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The November Grand Tournament (Sumo) in Kukuoka City

Tokyo, Oct - Nov , 2018

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Whales on the walls at the Epson TeamLab Borderless Exhibit in Odaiba
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Detail at the Ueno Toshogu Shrine, Ueno Park
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One of the Kusama's "Beloved Pumpkins" at the Yayoi Kusama Museum, Shinjuku
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At Kabukitaro, Mitsuru Sasaki is tansformed with kumadori (Kabuki Make-Up).
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At Suigian, we enjed the Noh Theatre performance of 'Snow'.
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Sake and Tsumami (snacks) at Suzuden, a Kakuuchi in Yotsuya.
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Dinner at Sushi Darihan in Yoyogi
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Dinner at Tokudawara in Kita Senju
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Dinner at Wasuke in Kappabashi

Whistler B.C. October 11-12-13-14, 2018

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Rainbow Glacier, Sept 12, 2018

Point Pelee, Ontario September 26-28-28, 2018

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The annual Monarch Butterfly migration from Canada to Mexico with a stopover at Point Pelee.
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Just before sunrise on September 27, 2018
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Stare down with a White-tailed Deer
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An Egret winging it's way past us

Maryland, September 17-18-19, 2018

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Seafood appetizers at the Loch Bar, Baltimore Inner Harbour
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American Museum of Visionary Art, Baltimore
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The Saloon where Edgar Allan Poe reportedly had his last drink, Fell's Point, Baltimore.
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Vesta Pizzeria, Boonsboro. The Crab Pizza with anchovies and an Antietam Red Ale
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South Mountain Creamery, next to the cow barn to prove their motto "From Cow to Cone"

Hendrie Valley, June 3, 2018

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European Starling chicks calling for food
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Mom arrives with a nice juicy caterpillar
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She shoves it into the mouth of one of the chicks
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Takes a look at her handiwork before flying off to get some more grub.

Prince Edward County, ON, May 30, 2018

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Osprey
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Cedar Waxwings

Hendrie Valley, ON, May 25, 2018

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Wood Duck
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Red-bellied Woodpecker

The Birding Festival, Point Pelee, ON, May 8-11, 2018

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Prothonotary Warbler
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Female Baltimore Oriole
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Scarlet Tanager
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Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Villa Clara, Cuba, May 1-6, 2018

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Hendrie Valley, Burlington, ON April 29

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Muskrat
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Canada Geese
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Male Cardinal
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Female Downy Woodpecker

Hendrie Valley, Burlington, ON  April 22

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Osprey
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Song Sparrow
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Red-bellied Woodpeckers
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Great Egret

Banff, Alberta April 11-12, 2018

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View from the Banff Gondola Observation Deck on Sulphur Mountain
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The town of Banff

My article on Antigua is published in the Spring 2018 issue of Dreamscapes.

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4 Articles in the 2018 Spring issues of Canadian World Traveller & American World Traveler!
P.26  Put Panama City on your Bucket List
P. 62 A night at Bombay Peggy's
P. 68 Holiday, in Panama
P. 72 Serendipity in Japan's Northlands
Also see Steve Writes for all of Steve's 253 travel articles


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Bombay Peggy's, Dawson City, Yukon

Panama March 31 to April 5
Click for more pics of our 2-day Birding Adventure!

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Howler Monkey, part of a troop on Pipeline Road, Soberania National Park, Panama, April 1, 2018
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Two-Toed Sloth, Achiote, Colon, Panama, April 2, 2018

Purple Steve in the Sky

Coopers Hawks, March 19  Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto

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Panama Press Trip, March 3-9

Algonquin Park, Tuesday January 30

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Gray Jay by the Logging Museum
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Red Crossbill
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Ruffed Grouse
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Pine Marten near the Visitor's Centre
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Purple Finch
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Blue Jay
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Evening Grosbeaks

Think Mink!

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American Mink on the snowy shoreline of Lake Ontario, in Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto just after sunrise on January 21, 2018

Red-tailed Hawks in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, January 17, 2018

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Must be nest-building time.
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Love is in the Air. Two Red-Tailed Hawks get together for an intense gaze.
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Red-tail performing acrobatics to wrestle a choice twig for the nest.

Birding along the Grindstone Marshes Trail, Hamilton, Ontario, January 14, 2018

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Red-Tailed Hawk
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Blue Jay
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
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A female Downy Woodpecker

Monday January 8, 2018
http://travelindustrytoday.com/2018-01-07-mountains-of-delight::27891
Tuesday January 9, 2018  
http://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/The-Year-of-the-Dog-Six-Ways-that-Travel-Agents-Can-Find-Inspiration

4 Articles in the Winter 2017-2018 issue of
​Canadian World Traveller & American World Traveler

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Click the graphic on the left to read...

​Island Hopping in Tokyo, pp 36-37

Kotor and Perast:  A Feast for the Senses in Montenegro, pp 52-53

Sterling Accommodation in Ginza, p. 62

Answering 'The Call" to Visit the Yukon, pp 72-73-74

Just Published!
​December 15, 2017

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Birding in Hamilton
December 25, 2017, Grindstone Marshes Trail

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Female Cardinal in the deep snow on Christmas Day.

Birding in Hamilton
December 10, 2017, Grindstone Marshes Trail

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A Great Blue Heron on the Prowl

Press Trips in Japan
November 1-24, 2017

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Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa
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The Northern Alps from the Kurobe Dam on the Alpine Route to Tateyama
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Water vapour vents around the crater of Mt. Mihara, Oshima
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The Assorted Sashimi is an artistic masterpiece at Wasuke in Kappabashi

Dreamscapes Fall/Winter, 2017

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Autumn in the Toronto area
Late October, 2017

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The Yukon Spirit:  Whitehorse, Fraser, Carcross, Fort Selkirk, Miles Canyon, Dawson City
August 15-22, 2017

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Short canoe trip on the Yukon River between Whitehorse and the Takhini River Junction.
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Discovery Days Parade-celebrating the Discovery of Gold on August 17, 1896
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Juvenile Bald Eagle on the shore of the Yukon River, just outside our hotel in Whitehorse
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Helicopter to the Tombstone Mountains, outside of Dawson. Spectacular scenery.

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
August 12, 2017  A Red-tailed Hawk landed on a low branch just a few feet away...

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Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
July 20, 2017

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A juvenile Blue Jay calling out for attention (i.e. food!)

Croatia: Cavtat, Pula, Rovinj, Zadar, Split, Trogir, Havr, Jelsa, Vrboska, Korcula, Lumbardo, and Dubrovnik, with two days in Kotor, Montenegro
June 15 to July 2, 2017

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The appetizer at Konobo Bonaca in Sustjepan, just outside of Dubrovnik
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Hanging out by the Triumphal Arch of the Sergii (built 27-29 B.C.E.) in Pula
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Spectacular Views from the Spanjola Fortress above the city of Hvar
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Amazing stone carvings on the Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Trogir
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Veggies, fruits, olive oil and honey at the morning market in Zadar
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A late afternoon walk on the city walls of Dubrovnik--one of many highlights on the trip

Winnipeg and the Manito Ahbee Festival
May 17-18-19-29, 2017

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Releasing banded birds at the Oak Hammock Marsh
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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
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Over 900 Performers and Competityors appeared at the Manito Ahbee Festival

Birding Festival in Southwestern Ontario
​May 10-11-12 2017

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Prothonotary Warbler, Rondeau, May 10, 2017
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Red-headed Woodpecker, Rondeau, May 10, 2017
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Yellow Warbler, Rondeau, May 10, 2017

Holguin Province, Cuba
May 2-6, 2017

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Raccoon Dreams  
April 27, 2017

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Algonquin Park
April 14, 2017

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We saw 4 Otters on the thawing lake, while we followed the trail at the Loggers Museum.
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Fredericksburg, Texas
April 9-13, 2017

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My first Gray Jays (Canada Jay)
Spruce Bog Trail, Algonquin Park, March 29, 2017

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The Red-winged Blackbirds are back!
You can always tell the start of Spring when the Red-winged Blackbirds start calling the marches and tall grasses.                                       You can click below to hear how they sound near the Marsh Land at Cootes Paradise (March 25, 2017)

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March 18, 2017
My article's a hit! Well actually, the editor said it had "a gazillion hits".  
Check it out. http://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/Seven-Tips-for-Getting-the-Most-Out-of-a-Visit-to-Puerto-Vallarta-Mexico
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And I had some of the photos I took in the Vallarta Botanical Garden identified (by Nancy Holland, President of the Vallarta Birders and Neil Gerlowski, Executive Director of the Botanical Garden)

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Cinnamon Hummingbird
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Varied Bunting in a West Indian Lilac bush
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Mexican Hermit

American Goldfinch and House Finch, March 2, 2017

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Chaudiere-Appalache et Centre du Quebec Press Trip, Feb 24-27, 2017

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The summit at Auberge des Glacis
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My first experience show shoeing.
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At Appalaches we tried 'Cano-Raquette", snow shoeing with a husky dog harnessed to your belt.
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Denis Gagnon owns a world-renowned Foundry and is a sculpture.
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The area around Lac William
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View of Lac William
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Cooper's Hawk, Mt.Pleasant Cemetery, Feb 17, 2017
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Black-capped Chickadee, Cootes Paradise, Feb 15, 2017
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White-breasted Nuthatch, Cootes Paradise, Feb 15, 2017
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Photo by Mitsuru Sasaki, Jan 28, 2017, Cootes Paradise, Hamilton Black-capped Chickadee
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Photo by Mitsuru Sasaki Feb 4, 2017 Cootes Paradise, Hamilton. Downy Woodpecker (Steve's Hand)
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Photo by Mitsuru Sasaki Feb 4 2017 Cootes Paradise, Hamilton Steve and Downy Woodpecker

Puerto Vallarta Press Trip, Feb 6-10, 2017

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Villa Premier Boutique Hotel
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Chatting with Puerto Vallarta's Mayor, Arturo Davalos Peña
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Taco de Pescados, at La Cerveceria Union in downtown Puerto Vallarta
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Dinner in the Sky event on February 8th as part of Gala Vallarta. Dining 45 meters high.
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Chef Joel Ornelas at Tintoque Restaurant
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A Wixarika (a.k.a Huichol) beaded mask, at Collectiva.

Jan 23,2017

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http://travelindustrytoday.com/2017-01-23-john-lennon-slept-here-getting-into-the-spirit-of-karuizawa::25517

Jan 21, 2017  Cootes Paradise

January 1, 2017

Three hour walk through Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, The Bayview Extension, Crothers Woods, the Lowerr Don Trail and up through Riverdale. Saw a Racoon, Chickadees, Downy Woodpeckers and this amazing Red-tailed Hawk.
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Living Tree Ornaments, Scarborough Bluffs, Dec 25 2016
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Blue Jay Ambush! Dec 23, 2016
Stealing peanuts from the squirrels takes stealth and patience but the rewards are, in a nutshell, very fulfilling!

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Another amazing experience in Japan, Nov 20-Dec 1, 2016
Photos and articles to follow

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Yukiaku Renpaku at the Bonita fish flake factory in Daiohzaki.
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Helicopter ride over Tokyo and the Sky Tree
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Yellowtail Sashimi at Sushi No Dalihan in the Yoyogi District of Tokyo

Serendipity in Cuba, October 22-30, 2016                                                                                                               Photos and articles to follow

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Traditional Cuban music follows you around the country. This was taken a Club Cienfuegos.
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Cuban hats for sale in Trinidad
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Making hats on the street in Trinidad

Craft Your Perfect Michigan Escape  Pages 28-30

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Steve's Workshop at the 5th Annual Sustainability Conference on St. Eustatius, September 26, 2016
Exploring the World without Limits:  Enhancing Awareness of Accessibility Tourism​

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Latest Issue
Published Sept. 5, 2016​

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The incredible vistas on Mt. Sanqingshan
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Birding in Toronto

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A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, spotted in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, 9:00 am August 27, 2016

Waterloo, Ontario  Craft Beer Tour  August 12-14, 2016

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St. Jacob's Farmers Market--Ultra Fresh Produce
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Steven Innocente @Innocente Brewery. The Inn O'Slainte Irish Red Ale is dee-licious
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Rob at Together We're Bitter (WTB) Brewery. Great products and personalities!

Carnival in Antigua July 30 to August 2, 2016

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Keeping Pace with Tokyo
Read my article in the summer issue of Canadian World Traveller

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Demonstration by the Sword Master at the Samurai Museum in Shinjuku
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Steve in the kitchen. Photo by Mitsuru Sasaki

Exploring Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula June 26-July 1

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Puffins at the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Bay Bulls, Newfoundland

Photo Tour of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia  June 18-22

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Coyote on Skyline Trail, Cape Breton National Park, June 20, 2016

 Exploring the artisanal food scene in San Antonio...and more, May 19-22

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​Birding in Southwestern Ontario: Point Pelee, Rondeau and Long Point, May 9-12, 2016

Speaking at Travel Market Place, Toronto, May 2, 2016

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China Travels, March 20-31, 2016

First Article on the Maritime Silk Road, appeared on  May 2, 2016

Unusual is the new Norm:  Rabbits, Chopsticks and Bento Boxes

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Monkey Business?
Getting ready for the Year of the Monkey

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Star Wars Lessons for 2016, in the January issue of Selling Travel

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Slideshow(s) on the Amazing Sites in Isan, Thailand

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Imbibing the Spirit of Koyasan, Page 13 in Canadian World Traveller
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Read my articles in the Fall Issue of Canadian World Traveller
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An introduction to the Isan Region of Thailand, Page 19 in Canadian World Traveller
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May 2, 2016 Steve presented a Breakout session on "Dabblers, Specialists and Super Specialists"
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May 2, 2016 General Session on "The Higher Ground: Transformative Travel Experiences that Connect your Clients to the Destination"
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Steve led a breakout session:
Selecting and Mastering a Travel Specialty, June 2015
Steve spoke about Travel Unplugged: 
Acoustic Travel in an Electronic World, June 2015
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Steve's Article on Exploring the Heart of Hokuriku P 11-12
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Features Steve's articles on the Pan Am Games
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Page 20: Steve's article on Secrets of the Wild Atlantic Way
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Wasuke Izakaya in Kappabashi: One of the best
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Sake Tasting in Tokyo's Ningyocho area
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Maruchiba Izakaya: Always packed with locals
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The mushroom rocks at Sao Chaling, near Pha Taem
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Morning scene in Nakon Phanom
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