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Birds and birdsong remind us of the world’s wild beauty. Amid urban sprawl or suburban development, birds help us remember we’re part of something…

Apr 18 •

Woodpeckers & Hummingbirds. Butterflies & a Coyote

New places, new birds -- Acorn & Nuttall's Woodpeckers, Gila & Ladder-backed, Allen's Hummingbirds, a Blue Grosbeak -- same penchant for assigning…

May 14 •

Sensitive Fern & Butterflies

There’s more to appreciate than birds. Ferns, butterflies, trees, sunsets. Concludes with a farewell to a good dog.

Apr 29 •

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Not Merely Birds

Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Prothonotary Warbler.

Apr 7 •

Accessible Intricacy

The best ways to spend your time don’t necessarily have the highest barriers to entry. They just demand effort and learning. This was abundantly clear…

Mar 28 •

Vicarious Birding Joy

Every so often, I am granted the privilege of being present for another’s special birding moment. Bird enough, and those moments for yourself become…

Mar 24 •

Northern Pintail

I was having a conversation about ducks. It doesn’t take much to think of five or six people I’ve recently talked about ducks with. I talk about ducks…

Mar 17 •

Embracing the unknown. A bit about the Newfoundland Wolf.

Mar 11 •

I decided I’d bird. Specifically, I’d duck and gull. Wasn’t going to, but a Big Year demands it. When I scrutinize my Big Year list thus far, I’m…

Mar 1 •

Birds, surgery, patience, change.

Feb 25 •

Rock and Hawk

Rock and Hawk

Nothing more timely, nothing less real

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