I took this at the store yesterday. Say what you will about starlings, they do look pretty cool in their spotty plumage this time of year. For all those saying, “Hey, I thought you said blackbirds would be gone by now!” They will be gone soon. As soon as we get some snow they will [ Read More ]
Well, here I am living the dream. I have a relatively clean home (thank you Ritzy Clean-if you work full time and would rather spend your few days off a week not worrying about mopping the floors, dusting or scrubbing counters get a house cleaner they’re not as expensive as you think). Anyway, I’m living [ Read More ]
A weird bird turned up at someone’s feeder in Stearn’s county. The MOU has a photo of the Baglafecht Weaver on their recently seen page. I know there has been some question if this bird is a released pet or flew here from Africa of it’s own volition. The bird appears to be wearing a [ Read More ]
For the record I live in the Uptown area of Minneapolis on a second floor apartment on a busy street. The trendy place to eat, get tattooed and pierced, have hair color not found in nature. My only feeders are off my bedroom window (the only place I’m allowed to have them anymore). I get [ Read More ]
Okay, I’ve geeked out about Wheeler all week, this will be my last post and it should be out of my system. Saturday night after a long day of pushin’ seed at the Bird Store I collapsed on the couch to read my Raptor of the American West by Brian Wheeler. After watching his photography [ Read More ]
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, make me a match… So, if anyone out there is interested in picking up men, especially rugged outdoors type guys, I can’t recommend wearing camo enough. In order to go photographing with Wheeler and Tekiela we were ordered to be in full camo, plus they covered us in tarps so the birds would [ Read More ]
Stan Tekiela Tries to hide his gigantic scope (paging Dr. Freud) under a camo tarp. Combine that with Amber and I sitting nearby in camo burkas we were a scary looking party on the Duluth hillside. Brian Wheeler attacks Amber. Why can’t more authors be fun like this? I totally geeked out yesterday. Amber and [ Read More ]
This is a note from Cinnamon the Rabbit. I disapprove of millet.
A certain European S was found faternizing with a certain Columba Livia… We have two list serves in Minnesota. One (Mnbird) is a general list that people can post pretty much anything relating to birds (as long as it’s not politically partisan) and the other (mou-net) is for posting rare birds, odd bird behavior or [ Read More ]
We’ve had flocks of robins moving through the last few weeks. I enjoy seeking them out on my walks, watching as they move secretly through the trees with a soft high pitched whistle. The bad boys that moved in today are a bit more aggressive. Robins surrounding a roof top puddle. The bird on the [ Read More ]
