Here is a photo of ivory-bill rediscovers Bobby Harrison and Tim Gallagher visiting the Eagle Optics booth. It was fun to finally see both guys at the same time. I told Bobby that I was beginning to think they were the same person since you never see both of them at the same festival. I [ Read More ]
I originally posted this entry Saturday morning. As soon as I hit “publish post” there was a commotion in the vendor area and low and behold an Ivory-bill Haircut Demonstration was in progress. I recovered the post so I could add in this rarely captured event! Pictured left is hard working volunteer Bart sitting in [ Read More ]
When I pulled into the parking lot this morning, that good bird smell was heavy in the air. You could totally smell the blackbirds that had roosted around there the night before, it reminded me of the bird housing at the Raptor Center. I got the booth put together without too much trauma and sold [ Read More ]
I love being at the airport and I love traveling. I had a conversation with a freelance writer friend who warned me to be careful what I wished for. He said it was hard being on the road in a cramped plane, sleeping in an unfriendly hotel and just trying to get things done. So [ Read More ]
I’ve gotten quite a few responses on where to buy a duck stamp. I went online and found that the official duck stamp site reads that I can buy a stamp, but the link isn’t working. So I found this site that carries the stamp. You might also contact your local post office to see [ Read More ]
Check out this unbelievable looking pileated woodpecker. Interesting, this bird was found in the same area I searched in Arkansas with Cornell in December. It mentions Tom Snetsinger, he was our team’s leader. Cool looking bird. I think I can say without causing a stink that we did not see that bird while our crew [ Read More ]
Last week, after spending over eight hours in windy single digit temperatures we had dinner at Clay’s house. While warming up and enjoying a hearty meal I smiled and announced how happy I was to finally have the hip and adventurous lifestyle of an optics rep–a childhood dream. All the other guys at the table [ Read More ]
So, I was at a “Duck Stamp” meeting today—or rather a meeting for the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Program. It was held at the Minnesota Valley NWR Visitor’s Center next to the Minneapolis/St Paul Airport. There were feeders outside our windows so I had to work very hard to focus and not bird [ Read More ]
Here’s another way we’re helping out at Eagle Optics. In the United States, the Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) is the most abundant crane species. However, in Cuba, the Cuban Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis nesoites) is classified as endangered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Found only in Cuba, this crane population’s [ Read More ]
Here is the lovely Amber with Sam the light morph great horned owl at KARE 11, yesterday. I made a point to bring a bird with me, it’s my last time working with Brad Woodard, he’s off to Houston, TX next month. I wanted to bring a bird because he a HUGE animal lover and [ Read More ]
