Join Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) on Friday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom for a presentation of “The Nature of a World Cruise” with DOAS members Kathryn and Al Davino.
In order to escape the winter cold of 2024, Kathryn and Al Davino did a rather unusual thing and booked a world cruise. On January 6, they boarded the Viking Sky in Los Angeles and sailed 30,872 nautical miles by the time they disembarked in Greenwich, England, 120 days later on May 6. Along the way, Kathryn chronicled their adventures, and she has compiled a photo slideshow presentation of the fascinating plants and animals that they encountered along the way.
There were frequent dolphins and flying fish accompanying the vessel, and interesting plant forms like the Cannonball trees in Malaysia and the Baobabs of Africa.
Throughout Indonesia, raptors known as Brahminy Kites were commonly seen, often in large flocks swirling near the water’s edge, and they spent an evening observing a breeding colony of little blue penguins on Phillip Island, near Australia.
There were large flocks of fruit bats hanging like limp black towels in the trees of Sri Lanka, and noisy Sulfur-crested Cockatoos feasting upon Juniper berries in Australia.
In Komodo National Park, the people were the ones restricted to the caged-in walkways, as they walked through the land of the venomous Komodo Dragons. Tourists were warned to tuck away any loose items, like sunglasses and food, while visiting the Batu Cave temples in Malaysia, since the colony of mischievous Long-tailed Macaques found there were adept at thievery. Kathryn found them fascinating to photograph, and she was able to keep all of her belongings. Others in the crowd were not so lucky!
They found the wildlife in Africa to be utterly amazing. Lions, elephants, rhinos, hippos, giraffes, ostriches, and a variety of antelopes were seen, just to name a few.
Join DOAS for this presentation to enjoy the highlights of their trip.
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