Along with some great moments, came some bad. Here are some of the “worst” things about our Ethiopia expedition: Car trouble Hornbill-hitting-windscreen (will send from
As I muse about our last 3 weeks in Ethiopia, and count my blessings for toasted cheese sandwiches, sidewalks, books, and cotton sheets on my
Here are a few of the critters we were surveying — got 135 birds, but all but about 11 were outside the church forests. We
We are in our final phases of the Ethiopia expedition, with over 3000 insects logged by various field methods, over 1000-person hours of field time,
Some various photos from our activities in the field here in Ethiopia:
Church forest near Debre Tabor, Ethiopia. Google Earth 3D and Google Maps 2D view:
Short pictorial guide to our first “base camp”, Hotel Ghion, in the town of Bahir Dar in Ethiopia:
In the northeastern highlands of Ethiopia, agriculture and encroaching desert has replaced most of the original dry Afro-montane forests. These remaining patches of forest usually
On Saturday, Ethiopians walk to market, to trade goods and to have social interaction. But for many , the walk is tens of miles —
When my Ethiopian colleague, Dr. Alemayehu Wassie Eshete, visited me at New College of Florida, he made the amazing discovery of Google-Earth. Subsequently, he stayed
