Birds
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Of Cats and Birding Cape May
Cape May New Jersey is one of the world’s great birding spots, somewhere that has been long on my list of places I hope to visit some day. It is no longer on that list, as the city has shown that it cares little for the protection of birds, the same birds that draw thousands
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I and the Bird #60
David Ringer is a gifted wordsmith who, in addition to his day job as a publicity writer for a Dallas based non-profit, writes the wonderful Search and Serendipity. This is his second turn at hosting I and the Bird, and once again has hit upon a unique, highly entertaining premise for hosting. Anyone who follows
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Don’t Worry. About a thing.
Rise up this morning.Smiled with the rising sunThree little birdsPitch by my doorstepSinging sweet songs,Of melodies pure and true (Bob Marley)
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Leaving the Nest.
This is the time of our year, as the sun’s apparent orbit (really the tilt of our spinning earth) continues to wane towards first sunset next week, that the young birds have begun to fledge. It is first noticeable with the sudden appearance of Snow Bunting fledglings. About a week and a half ago, four
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The “Terrible” Twos, I don’t think so.
As incredible as it seems (at least to me, who apparently has been living in a time warp for two years) today marks the 2nd anniversary edition of I and the Bird (Number 53 iffin you’re counting). It seems like only yesterday that I submitted my post on the Qarsauq (which, delightfully, I was watching
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The Bird not seen
One of the main advantages of a sun that doesn’t set (probably second only to its value as a sleep deprivation experiment for those whose circadian rhythm hasn’t been bludgeoned out of them by a life of shift work) is that one can get out and enjoy nature, regardless of what time the need overtakes
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I and the Bird #52
Okay. It’s got Frodo, Yoda, a Transformer, Moonwalking Mannikins, a 26 foot long prehistoric roadrunner, and a guy in a kilt. If that doesn’t pique your interest in the latest I and the Bird over at the Wandering Tattler, I don’t know what will. Just go there, alright?
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A night at the Beach
It was one of the nicest days of the year yesterday, in fact one of the nicest days of the past several years. We headed down to Victor Bay, driving over the pass directly into the late evening sun, but still managing to keep the truck on the road. Leah’s mom and dad were over
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Cross dressing highland birding
Yesterday was an absolute gorgeous day out, and although the air temperature was zero Celcius, the bright sun made it warmer than that. We all spent some time on our deck in the morning, and in the shelter of the house, reflecting all that warm sun it felt fifteen degrees warmer. Hilary was enjoying her
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I and the Bird #50
I and the Bird #50, is up at Bora’s A Blog around the Clock. While it would have been nice to have fifty posts for this fiftieth un-themed edition, I’m sure you’ll find many you’ll enjoy in the thirty-eight or so there are. Of course, while they are all worth your time, might I suggest