Remember the photo and debate about how real the golden eagle vs. the fox photo was? For those still curious–the photo is real, the events you see in the image did happen. Well, I’ve been getting an increase of traffic and comments on that post. Apparently there has been a news story in a Finnish [ Read More ]
Twice this week Non Birding Bill has told me something that has just left me plain speechless: 1. “I can’t believe a girl would actually pick Steve over Brandon.” How many of you get that reference? Hey, let’s turn it into a contest–guess the reference in the comments section an win a Zeiss baseball cap. [ Read More ]
From the Middle East Online BirdLife International, Nature Iraq jointly publish first fully illustrated comprehensive field guide of Iraq birds in Arabic. LONDON – Iraq’s first field guide for bird watchers shows how destroyed unique marsh are making a comeback, despite the violence now plaguing the country, the publishers said on Thursday. Wildlife charity BirdLife [ Read More ]
Our apartment is all hardwood floors and tile. Cinnamon loves to run and just can’t get the necessary speed without doing a Scooby Doo run. Our building’s hallways are carpeted so in winter we have a habit of letting her run out in the hall for her laps. The lighting is poor so we don’t [ Read More ]
And the winner of the guess the eye contest is Kathi aka KatDoc for her correct answer of: dark-eyed junco. Good job, Kathi! Be sure to email your snail mail address to me and your choice of prize. I’ll have to try this again when we get warblers coming to the banding station–mwa ha ha [ Read More ]
Well heck, I may have to go to Houston Nature Center’s Festival of Owls after all. I just saw a Press Release that says they’ve landed Denver Holt the founder and president Owl Research Institute in Charlo, MT as their banquet speaker. That combined with the bacon wrapped turkey is really enticing me. Denver and [ Read More ]
Thanks to alert blog reader Linda for reminding me that it’s time to start checking some nest cams! There’s been a great horned owl checking out a nest box at the Valmont Nest Cam and the bald eagles at the Fort St. Vrain Eagle Cam have begun renovations on their nest. Thanks, Linda for the [ Read More ]
This weekend was a whirlwind–that trashed our whole apartment. Somehow we just got swept up with play rehearsals, auditions, bunny photography and owling. I need to tackle the apartment, which I will do right after KARE 11 today. It’s so bad, it almost seems easier to just move to a new apartment. Non Birding Bill [ Read More ]
THE GULL IS MINE EXCLUSIVE Heather cabin to go in deal to save bird-watching hut By Louise Ford, Sunday Mirror SIR PAUL McCartney has struck a deal with planners to demolish estranged wife Heather’s country hideaway – so he can save his own bird-watching hut. The former Beatle has been getting over his bitter marriage [ Read More ]
I just bought a used camera from one of the Leica guys, a Nikon Coolpix 4500. I bought it for digiscoping and because it’s supposed to have an incredible macro feature. I tried it out banding at Carpenter Nature Center today and was VERY pleased with my close ups. It was a cardinal bonanza today [ Read More ]
