Happy Holidays from Mandahl Bay
Wishing you and yours the best for this holiday season. Look for new and exciting projects coming up for Mandahl Bay in 2023. It also happens to be the 20th Anniversary of Camp Umoja and … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Research & Exploration
Coral Dream – An Underwater Musical & Visual ASMR Relaxation & Meditation
A dream-like musical meditation exploring life among the coral reefs beneath the waters of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Drift with me through the magical underwater backyard of my island home. A miraculous array of wildlife … Continue reading →
Early Access: Download April 30th Unsplash Images
“A never-ending mission” is how keeping Mandahl Bay free of litter can be described. By land or by sea, we continually monitor this wetlands to safeguard against the ravages of careless human use. Hidden from … Continue reading →
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!
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Continue reading →Traffic Tight All Over Rock City
For certain, St. Thomas has more one lane roads than it has one-way streets. The scene being played out by these whelks and crab perfectly mimics the car driving experience on “The Rock”. For non-islanders: … Continue reading →
Hopefully Back Up With New Patreon Video Feature
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Continue reading →32 Mandahl Bird Species Used in Global Distribution Pattern Study
Bird tracking results from 2021 monitoring of Mandahl Bay have been used by Cornell University scientists to boost understanding of bird abundance and distribution planet-wide. Cornell University’s Cornell Lab of Ornithology operates the ebird program … Continue reading →
Calendar Video Promos … work in progress
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Continue reading →2022 Mandahl Bay Wildlife Calendars Ready to Ship!
Hi, Everyone: Our 2022 fundraising calendars are now ready for you to order. We spent a lot of time reviewing and selecting images that we feEt best represent the mood and feel of the wildlife … Continue reading →
Nightlife Solution: Series Reboot – Exclusive Re-peek
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Continue reading →CDC Lifts Most COVID Outdoor Interaction Restrictions – What’s Next for CCVI
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Continue reading →Quarterly Snapshot, Wilderness Chat, 2022 Calendars Coming!
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Continue reading →Re-duxing the Litter Critters
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Continue reading →Patron Full-Res Images from the Post: “Nothing Fishy Going On: Mandahl Feb. 2021 Summary, Part 2”
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Continue reading →Nothing Fishy Going On: Mandahl Feb. 2021 Summary, Part 2
Hi! Continuing with the February 2021 summary of the Mandahl Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Eco-system: Part 2 Published March 22, 2021, Karl Callwood With the visible presence of birds loosely catalogued as ‘fly-catchers and … Continue reading →
Patron-only Bananaquit images
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Continue reading →Advent of the Seed-eaters and Fly-catchers: February 2021 Summaries
Hello, Everyone! We’ve finally got our February 2021 data collated and cataloged. A lot of data was gathered and I will dole it out piece by piece over the next few days rather than overwhelm … Continue reading →
Winter Solstice 2020 Aerial Drone Survey – Mandahl
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Continue reading →Planning Czar Addresses Mandahl Concerns at League of Women Voters Meet
PLANNING CZAR: V.I. SPORT FISHING AS EXTRACTIVE AS COMMERCIAL FISHING ~Saturday, March 6, 2021 At a Zoom™ video conference hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Virgin Islands, V.I. Department of Planning and … Continue reading →
Super Yacht Skyler Donates Kayaks to Environmental Rangers Youth Group
On Thursday, before hoisting anchor from Charlotte Amalie Harbor to tour distant waters, super yacht Skyler bequeathed a gift to the youth and environment of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Four 10 foot RTM™ brand kayaks … Continue reading →
Mandahl Waves Patron-only Pics
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Continue reading →WICKED WINTER WAVE WHACKS WILD WATER WALTZER
Hello, everyone! First a special shoutout to our patrons whose continuous support helps keep our research, exploration and education efforts at Mandahl Bay on-going. We’re happy to welcome one of our latest patrons, Felecita Sprauve! … Continue reading →
RARE WILDLIFE ALERT – The Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)
Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix) Hi! I hope your weekend was fantastic. : ) As a patron, one of your perks is timely ‘Rare Wildlife Alerts‘ when we sight a rare creature, or witness unusual behavior or … Continue reading →
1st Ten Days 2021 Mandahl Images Musical Slideshow – Amazing Grace Version
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Continue reading →Is Mandahl Fished Out? A Final Look at the First 10 Days 2021 Report
Last week we looked briefly at increased bird concentration among Mandahl’s Mangrove and if that signaled changes occurring in the Eco-system. In essence, we speculated that the movement of birds such as herons and pelicans … Continue reading →
1st Ten Days Musical Slideshow – Children of Africa Version
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Continue reading →Mandahl 2021 “First Ten Days Report” – Patron-Only Images
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Continue reading →MANDAHL 2021: “First 10 Days Report” – Public Edition
I’ve decided today to dose you with picture examples of my first 10 days assessment of the Mandahl Bay Area of Particular Concern and Area for Preservation and Restoration (APC/APR), St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. In … Continue reading →
The Brown Pelican’t and the Ghost Gear of Christmas Past
*Hint* Click the above thumbnails to view and/or download high res pics from this article. This pelican is going to die. “Why”? You may ask, “Why, oh why”? A fisher-person was careless And left a … Continue reading →
Rained Out Week – Bonus 2 of 2
Such a rainy week, plus rip tide warnings, so no underwater adventures, either. To make up, I did pick out a Mandahl underwater critter for you from an earlier dive. The Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) … Continue reading →