the wandering spot

Over the years Piotr generated GPX files (tracks) for many of our hikes for navigation, but mostly to just quickly find and record our position on map, and afterwards to illustrate our reports. Now all the tracks are on one interactive map with searchable list of markers linked to corresponding posts and downloadable GPX files (markers with trailhead icon). Altogether quite a bit of memorable walking (2500 km). The map is designed for use on larger screens.

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We always liked observing wildlife surrounding us on trails. For birds, we did not make any special effort to identify species. Until we travelled to Galápagos Islands and then to Ecuador where we visited a couple of destinations to watch hummingbirds. In Kenya, focus on big game did not distract us from birdwatching. We saw many species thanks to great skills and knowledge of our driver/guide. We were then ready for birding in Australia and Florida. At first, we tried to find and document birds we could photograph. Without advanced equipment mostly larger and slower species. Identification from photos is easy. With ☞Merlin we added additional tool: recorded song spectrum analysis. Now we listen and then look around to find the birds once we know what to look for. We hear and often see smaller, swift birds as well. Added new section to our website: Birding.