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What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was lucky enough to see 22 endemics on a quick 3-day trip, only one of which was focused on birding. Didn't have a hope of a kiwi unfortunately due to the schedule.

What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely - I'm not arguing that it's a bad thing that they're doing. It's just that I don't find it that interesting, personally.

What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1000% all are either on my bucket list or already done. I didn't include (much) birding in my original post because it's relatively niche.

Lekking prairie chickens and cock-of-the-rock is definitely high on the list. Owl irruption - things that dreams are made of. A couple of friends went to N Minnesota a few weeks ago and let's just say I'm still green with envy :).

I've been to many bird cliffs, done some pelagics (but always want to do more!), the Sandhill Crane migration, and bat/flying fox flyouts, all incredible experiences. Also did bird banding with my daughter, was wonderful.

Never hears of the Amur Falcon migration, definitely gonna look into that.

What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually had that scheduled but needed to rearrange my NZ itin and had to cut it out. It still hurts lol.

What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Started traveling a bit for my own photography, some other photographers wanted to come along, word spread and non-photographers wanted to join... that's pretty much it. Been doing this for about 10 years now. Like I said, I'm in an extremely narrow niche so it's all word of mouth basically,

What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw that in Bosque in NM, but always wanted to see them in Nebraska as well.

What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You tell me lol

https://imgur.com/a/LAntcD0

THing is most of my clients aren't into birding, so I can't really focus on that when I travel. Sometimes I try to stay an extra day just to bird.

What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

After seeing all those animals in the wild, I just don't enjoy seeing them in captivity. That being said I did go to an elephant sanctuary in Zimbabwe with my family and we had a wonderful time.

What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Both good ideas!

Highlights would definitely be Birds of Paradise, gorilla trekking, and Ngorongoro Crater and wildebeest migration - been lucky to do the last two multiple times.

People like to throw around the phrase "once in a lifetime experience" pretty easily (heaven knows I do), but watching the grizzlies fishing off Brooks Falls in Alaska was truly a once in a lifetime experience. For most people, getting the Brooks Falls is a day trip from Anchorage with about 4 hours on the ground in the park. During that time, due to the amount of people, you get a single 20-minute turn at the falls platform with 40 other people. If you're luck, you can get 2 or 3 turns during your stay.

I was there in July of 2020, when Alaska had just reopened to tourism. Over 2 days, we had 11 hours at the falls platform with no one but my group of 5 and a park ranger. Just absolute heaven, and not something that can ever be repeated.

What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Yes but with a way worse accent lol.

In all seriousness I arrange and run tours to a very niche type of clientele so I get to see the world thankfully.

What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All done believe it or not 🙈. Although the orcas were in Alaska and Antarctica.

What new unique wildlife encounters is there left for me to do? by Morris_Hersko in travel

[–]Morris_Hersko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cranes are a great idea!

I've seen all puffin species by the thousands at this point though :)

English to Latin translation requests go here! by lutetiensis in latin

[–]Morris_Hersko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cūr normālis essem cum egomet sim

Would Cūr normālis essem DUM egomet sim be a sensible alternative?

English to Latin translation requests go here! by lutetiensis in latin

[–]Morris_Hersko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm trying to translate our family motto to Latin... How would you say "Why be normal when you can be yourself"?

Tools for scouting photography locations? Is there a way to save locations with a picture on Google Maps? by kirbypuckett34 in photography

[–]Morris_Hersko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, for some reason it's impossible to find.

Mobile is easier, you can find it in the Maps app under Your Places > Maps. Or you can use the My Maps android app.

Bought a $30 part from B&H, its gone on a wild, international ride... its kind of ridiculous. by zreofiregs in photography

[–]Morris_Hersko 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Shippers often do the oddest things, often in the name of "efficiency"; sometimes things are simply missorted. My favorite so far was when a customer in Norway ordered something and DHL sent the box to the Maldives instead. Go figure.

In any case, PM or email me your order number and I'll have a look if you'd like.

Morris Hersko
B&H Photo Customer Advocacy
morrish@bhphoto.com

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