Birds
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Falcon attack!
Earlier this afternoon, I had Hilary in my arms and was walking with her around the living room. As I looked out the living room windows I happened to see the unmistakable form of a falcon diving towards a raven flying about 10 feet off the ground. When the bird hit, the raven dropped slightly
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A couple of memes.
I thought maybe I do a couple of Meme’s that have been kicking around lately. It just seems like that sort of weekend. The first is the Random (or Last) Ten Songs Meme. I picked this up at Townie Bastard, although I’ve seen it kicking around for some time now. I think it was originally
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November’s First Friday
Okay, I can’t possibly be the only person in the blogosphere who thinks that writing a 500 word short story, whose theme revolves around birding, is a fun, creative exercise? Can I? October’s deadline passed without any submissions (after winning the first two I thought perhaps I’d take a break). I mean I’d like to
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It’s a Hoot (enanny) – I and the Bird #34
One of the casualties of my current blogging lethargy is that I haven’t even posted notices for the best carnival on the web – I and The Bird. Well I aim to make it right this time around. Pam over at the Tortoise Trail has put together a musical version of this wonderous carnival. While
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Giving Thanks.
Monday was our Thanksgiving, and we celebrated much as I have most of my life, with a big family supper. Baked Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Turnips, Glazed Carrots, Cauliflower, and of course dessert… Apple, Pumpkin, and Peanut Butter Pies. Unfortunately holidays always make me miss my family even more than usual, but I did manage to
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Close Encounters of the Bunting Kind
We’ve had a lot of visits at the House lately from birds. Both American Pipits, Lapland Longspurs and Snowbuntings come to the deck several times a day. About 10 minutes ago I opened the door to the Great Room to cool off the house. I stepped out onto the clients deck to take in some
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I and the Bird #29
You look like you could use a break, you know a vacation. Now would be a good time to hop in with Leigh over at Alis Volat Propiis and join her on her vacation. She’s heading all over the place with I and the Bird #29. No really, the trip will do you a world
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Birding at the dump
I’m probably one of the few people in the world who has birded at the southernmost dump in the world, in Ushuaia Argentina, and at dumps in the High Arctic. I guess you can say I’ve birded in some of the best dumps in the world. Or at least at the ends of the world.
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Happy Anniversary I and the Bird
There is something special about creation, about having the vision to see a void and create the very thing needed to fill that emptiness. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since Mike at 10,000 Birds conceived of a carnival about his passion, birds and the people who love them. Mike started one
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An Inconsistent Mind
The Bird Watcher by Carl Dennis Now the coast of the county is grazed by light.Farmers are rising in America.Hunters in the North shoulder their gunsAnd march off into the woods.The sky is crowded with small birds.Unnoticed they scatter across fields and towns. Now in the twilight before workIn his one moment of leisureThe bird