Birds
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Birding Alone
For some reason or another I got to thinking the other day about one of my earlier experiences with watching birds alone. A little south of the town I grew up, lies a empty spot on the map, where my grandfather spent part of his youth. Assessippi was one of the places my great grandfather
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I and The Bird – Where in the World?
Welcome to the High Arctic. One of the wonderful things about birds is that they can be found almost anywhere in the world. South Polar Skuas have been seen near the south pole, several species have been seen near the north pole. Deserts, rain forest, cloud forest, parkland, crowded cities, mid ocean, all places they
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It’s coming! I and the Bird #11
I and the Bird #11 is scheduled for release right here at The House and other Arctic musings on Wednesday the 23rd of November. Get your submissions in to me or Mike at I and the Bird by early Tuesday. And do me a favour will you? Get the word out. You know there are
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I and The Bird #10
Who? Thomasburg Walks, that’s who. She has done a great job putting up I and The Bird #10, Who? What? Where? Check out a bountiful crop of excellent posts of those great birds we all love. And start thinking about your submissions for I and the Bird #11, hosted by yours truly, here at The
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Aqiggiq
I got to thinking, as I and The Bird’s deadline was rapidly looming, that my posts over the next few months are going to start to blur together (if they haven’t already). Ravens, ptarmigan, gyrfalcon, ravens, ptarmigan, gyrfalcon. And really it will be mostly ravens, ravens, ravens, ravens. Hmm perhaps I had better start writing
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I and The Bird #9
I and the Bird #9 is up over at Girl Scientist’s excellent blog Living the Scientific Life. She has kept up that same high standard of hosting that has come to be the norm for I and the Bird (and which fills me with dread for my turn at hosting #11 in a month). And
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Like an Old Friend
For the most part I embrace technology. I’m typing this now on a beautiful G4 Powermac, listening to music on it, over a wireless network. I’ve games and other electronic toys. When it comes to books however I have to admit I’m a Luddite. I enjoy reading blogs on line, but give me a book
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I and The Bird #8
Hey! I and The Bird #8 is up and running at Troutgrrl’s Science and Sarcasm. Those of you who like clicking on links in the order they appear click here. Those who like to click on links alphabetically click here. Those who click on them in a random order, here. Those… dang this catagorizing is
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I and The Bird #7
I and the Bird #7 is up at Dave’s Bird TLC blog. Join Dave for a cup of coffee, er actually several cups of coffee and read the usual great posts on this great carnival. A couple of posts in particular that you might want to take note of are Charlie’s lament for his favourite