Birds
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Pink. Its the new white.
One of the birds we were lucky enough to see very well when we were in Roblin was a flock of Franklin's Gulls foraging for earthworms at the fair grounds there. It is amazing what can find out about a bird that you never knew. When I first saw the flock I was somewhat startled
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Birding, our style.
So with the return of Snowbuntings, Travis (and I) have been wanting to get out and find more of them. Travis, bless his heart, has been keeping a running total of the numbers that he has seen, which I believe is 23 as opposed to my single bird. So after he got back from school,
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April First Friday
I almost missed First Friday this month (as I had last month). First Friday, for those who may not know it, is a fiction writing contest over at WildBird on the Fly, the blog run by the incomparable Amy Hooper. The premise is simple, write a piece of fiction of 500 words or less, that
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I and the Bird #120
The latest I and the Bird, Edition 120 is up at my friend Deb's Sand Creek Almanac. I would have loved to had an entry in it, but I've had no bird related posts up in the past couple of weeks. Like always the best of the birding blogosphere is represented, get over and take
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The latest I and the Bird is somewhere.
Somewhere in NJ that is. Laura has the latest IATB up at her blog, the posts are woven in amongst her essay on birds, birdwatchers and birders. There is another cornucopia of great posts in this edition. Take some time out of your busy day and have a gander.
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Best GBBC twitch, ever.
I hadn't planned much for Sunday's count of the Great Backyard Bird Count, apart from a trip out to the St George Society Cliffs to have a look for any Gyrfalcons that might still be about. Then I got a call from a good friend of mine. Seven Snowbuntings had been seen at Ullisautitalik, also
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Great Backyard Bird Count photos
Due to a couple of disruptions in my schedule, I actually did the Great Backyard Bird Count from my backyard, glassing the parts of town I could see and the dog teams. Without moving I got a decent 73 Ravens, mostly at one team. After I was done, I took off down to the ice
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Its not always pretty, or perfect
In many ways I have a brain that works well for science. I like questions that arise from observation, and I like puzzles. I like to think I have an ability to think critically, but I might just be kidding myself. I certainly like reality, just because we don't understand something, doesn't mean we have