Weekend of birding up north

Dawn near the border

Of course we hit a bird and its blood and brains stayed on our van all weekend.  Fail.

Or perhaps it was the Lindbergh baby?  Oooooh, too soon?

Looking for trouble within sight of the DPRK

Fellow bird-nerds

  Real north - we were on the North Korean border, at Hwajinpo.  We had the bright idea of renting a boat and heading way out to sea within sight of North Korean territory, to look for pelagic birds.  Our boat, which was maneuvering erratically in search of birds, and packed with foreigners bristling with optics, quickly attracted the attention of a coast guard cutter.  It shadowed us for about an hour, before it was joined by a navy destroyer.  I wonder how many beeping weapons systems were trained on us as we took pictures of Rhinocerous Auklets?
  It was an awesome weekend filled with jocular humour, tall tales, good birds, travel nightmares, and very little sleep.  For a full report on the birds we encountered on this trip, check out my bird blog.  But not tonight, because I'm too tired.
  Gonna go birding tomorrow.  And Wednesday.  And Thursday.  On Friday, I will rest.
  Not too long left on Geoje.  Tick tick.  Then it's off to