Birds
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Shivering with antici…. pation
One of my favourite moments in travel, surprisingly, comes long before the actual trip. There are few things as exhilarating as a new field guide. The day before yesterday the Collin’s Bird Guide (to the birds of Britain and Europe. Isn’t Britain in Europe?) arrived courtesy of my friend Charlie, the world famous host of
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How to tell which dog team just got fed
Okay, it’s a pretty poor photograph, cropped down from a much larger one, but you get the idea. A quick count with the binoculars revealed over 90 Ravens, Corvus corax.
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Yesterday’s Great Backyard Bird Count
Well, the results are in from our count from yesterday and I’ll list all the species seen below: Raven Whew. The count was actually down from last year but we’ll see what today brings. I would doubt that there are less ravens around then before. Strangely, there were no ravens at the dump. None, nada,
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I and the Bird #42 – The Beagle Edition
The current edition of I and The Bird combines two of my favourite passions, Birds and Charles Darwin. the Neurophilosopher takes us on two parellel journeys. One, along with Charles Darwin, on the second voyage of HMS Beagle, the other on the mythical IAT Beagle. Wonderfully illustrated with plates by Gould and Audobon, it is
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The Great Backyard Bird Count
The Great Backyard Bird Count is coming up on February 16th to the 19th, 2007. Sponsored by Audubon this is an opportunity to participate in some Citizen Science, and get out doors to enjoy some birds. Check out the above link for details on how to participate. And I’d like to challenge my readers from
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Arctic Bay’s First Christmas Bird Count
This is the first year that Arctic Bay had a Christmas Bird Count, and I feel pretty safe in stating that we are the most northernly CBC in North America. I know from my initial enquiries for setting up a circle here that there were counts in Pond Inlet and in Nanisivik in 1978 but
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I and The Bird #39
The latest installment of I and the Bird is up and running over at Natural Visions. Take some time away from the Christmas leftovers and head over and have a look.
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I and the Bird – Down Under edition
Duncan of the wondrously exotic Ben Cruachan Blog writes of the Natural world around his home in Gippsland Australia. He has fauna down there with fantastic names and fantastic beauty, and his writing and photographs do much to contribute to my "South Envy". If you’ve been following his blog or the news lately you’ll know
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Peace on Earth
I’m sitting here watching the light grow in the south, and although the sun won’t show today, or indeed for another couple of months, the light is incredibly beautiful. The horizon is shaded in pinks and yellows, and a light blue which gradually deepens to an incredible indigo to the north. The hills and ocean
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I and the Bird #37
I and the Bird #37 is up over at Five Wells. Do stop in and browse through this collection of the best bird blogging in the blogosphere. Oh, and it’s my brother Larry’s birthday today. Feel free to wish him a Happy Birthday (turnaround is fair play).