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Posts Tagged → Calafate

Perito Moreno Glacier’s Rapid Retreat

posted in Argentina, Climate Change on August 25, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

When I visited the Perito Moreno glacier in 2013, it was one of the few glaciers in the Americas, and in the world, that was not retreating. It was stable and in some years expanding. That’s no longer the case.

53 photos of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Laguna Nimez Reserve, El Calafate – The Best 90-Minute Birding Experience in Patagonia

posted in Argentina, Birds, Field Guides on March 20, 2018 by Bob Ramsak 6 Comments
Chimango Caracara | Milvago chimango, Laguna Nimez Reserva Municipal, Calafate

A richly diverse sanctuary in southern Argentina that provides remarkably easy access to a phenomenally wide array of Andean and Patagonian birdlife.

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Moving in. Watch your head. And look out for the birds.

This is BobRamsak.com, a public notebook by Bob Ramsak.

I’m a long-time journalist, photographer and researcher driven by passions for environmental, social and refugee justice. I’ve visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures (almost) every day. This site is a notebook and photolog where I track and (sometimes) comment on those interests, journal my travels and log my current obsessions. At the moment the most dominant ones are trying to make sense of the global response to the climate crisis and a renewed passion for birding and bird photography.

This site primarily serves as a garden for my memories and experiences, which I hope visitors will find useful or of interest. If you find something helpful here, or have a thought or insight to add, please leave a comment or drop me a line to let me know. I’ll be delighted to make your acquaintance.

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