Tag: Spring 2016

Five-Years Ago (09-March-2016) — Mauritius

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 64: Mauritius

Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey while approaching Port Louis: Tropical Shearwater. eBird Checklist

Tropical Shearwater. (David J Mathre)
Tropical Shearwater from the deck of the MV World Odyssey while approaching Mauritius. Image taken with a Nikon N1V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Mauritius Field Trip — Black River Gorges National Park: White-tailed Tropicbird. eBird Checklist

White-tailed Tropicbird. (David J Mathre)
White-tailed Tropicbird in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon N1V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Mauritius Field Trip –Le Morne Beach: Zebra Dove, Common Myna, Red Fody. eBird Checklist


Le Morne Beach: Zebra Dove, Common Myna, Red Fody. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Five-Years Ago (06-March-2016) — Indian Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 61: Neptune Day while crossing the Indian Ocean.

Neptune Day celebration. Time-lapse video of the shellback initiation for those crossing the equator their first time. Over 50 of the students and life-long learners had their heads shaved.

Shellbacks. (David J Mathre)
Shellbacks. MV World Odyssey At Sea Indian Ocean. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and a Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens. (David J Mathre)

I hope that Semester at Sea is able to run voyages in the future post COVID-19.

Five-Years Ago (01-March-2016) — India

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 56: Palaces and Princes Field Trip. Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana National Park, India.

Morning guided walkabout at the Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana National Park: Bar-headed Goose, Northern Shovler, Indian Spot-billed Duck, Indian Peafowl, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon, Eurasian Moorhean, Eurasian Coot, White-breasted Waterhen, Red-wattled Lapwing, Bronze-winged Jacana, Asian Openbill, Painted Stork, Oriental Darter, Little Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Indian Cormorant, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Great Egret, Intermediate Egret, Little Egret, Cattle Egret, Indian Pond-Heron, Glossy Ibis, Black-headed Ibis, Eurasian Spoonbill, Indian Spotted Eagle, White-throated Kingfisher, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Rufous Treepie, Red-vented Bulbul, Jungle Babbler, Brahminy Starling. My eBird Checklist. I think this is a record for the number of different bird species in one day.


Morning guided walkabout at the Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Morning guided walkabout at the Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Morning guided walkabout at the Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Morning guided walkabout at the Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Morning guided walkabout at the Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Morning guided walkabout at the Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Morning guided walkabout at the Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Morning guided walkabout at the Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Five-Years Ago (01-March-2016) — India

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 56: Palaces and Princes Field Trip. Laxmi Vilas Palace, Bharatpur County, Rajasthan, India.

Midday walkabout at the Laxmi Vilas Palace: Purple Sunbird. My eBird Checklist. At first I thought this was a hummingbird, but apparently there are not any hummingbirds in India.


Midday walkabout at the Laxmi Vilas Palace. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Five-Years Ago (01-March-2016) — India

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 56: Palaces and Princes Field Trip. Agra Fort and Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, Agra County, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Agra Fort and Oberoi Amarvilas: Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon). My eBird Checklist.


Agra Fort and Oberoi Amarvilas. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.