The kārearea/New Zealand falcon is one of my favorite birds. Somewhat known, I would still say it’s a pretty underrated species here, not often getting as much attention as other flashier birds – cough, cough, kea. You might have seen them featured on the $20 note. Small yet packing a punch, kārearea are spectacular birds. […]

Six months ago, I finally acknowledged a deep, scary, enormous dream that had been in taking up real estate at the back of my mind for seven years. I really wanted to pursue polar travel guiding. Slowly this realization dawned on me while crossing the infamous Drake Passage on the Ocean Endeavour on the way […]