Kona Snorkeling, Fish Watching and Other Adventures

    One thing that separates the lepidopterist from others who venture into nature, and here I'm talking about birdwatchers and fishermen, is that they don't need to get up early.  Upon waking up in the morning, birds and fish need to eat.  So, if you want to catch a fish or find a bird, its best to be out there shortly after sunrise.  Butterflies req...

    When we went to Mount Hood in early June, it was in part a scouting trip for when my nephew and his husband would come two weeks later.  Andrew and Shawn live in the Oakland Hills, a pretty good place to look for birds and butterflies.  They make a yearly pilgrimage in the summer to see my brother and his wife on Camano Island ,which is very beautiful,...

     Sometimes I feel like Professor Boisduval, who in my mind's eye is a chubby academic sitting in his museum in Paris and receiving specimens from his ace collector, Pierre Lorquin.  In the United States, Lorquin is most famous for his collecting work during the California gold rush, but he travelled widely and sent butterflies and beetles back to Paris...