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During the two days spent out in the steppe in Kazakhstan I couldn’t help but notice the sheer number of flowers that dotted the grassy steppe.  It seemed that anywhere one looked some kind of flower, whether it was an iris, a tulip, or something else, was blooming.  So when we were on our way [...]

There is so much more to tell about the Kazakhstan trip but I am very glad that I have finally manged to make it to day two of the four day Kazakhstan trip.  Having barely slept the night before our one-night stay at the Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve I was anticipating hitting the bed in [...]

So back to before the previous Kazakhstan post we go, just to confuse the heck out of you and make it impossible to keep track of what happened when.  Well, actually, I guess it might not be the best idea to intentionally try to confuse you, dear reader (unless I were a postmodern novelist in [...]

After our relatively short trip from Astana to the Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve made long by we birders insisting that we stop for every good bird*, we arrived at the headquarters of the park where a bunch of cabins, some larger buildings, and the outhouses are clustered by the lakeshore.  Once we dropped our gear [...]

After our nice drive across the steppe from Astana we arrived at the location where we would eat lunch: the not-yet-opened Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve Visitor Center where we got a sneak preview tour to see what future visitors would see when visiting this amazing ecosystem.  The center wasn’t scheduled to open for a couple [...]