Ehn. I am so tired, worn out, bruised, and have a feeling of overall contentment. It was an awesome hawk banding weekend and some in depth posting will be coming, but for now, I’m going to soak, sleep and read about Jim Stevenson in People Magazine (interesting that it takes shooting a feral a cat [ Read More ]
It was absolutely stunning at Carpenter Nature Center this morning. Really, if you have never been there and live in the Twin Cities area, you should go now. The last of the late summer flowers are blooming, the leaves are changing color, and birds are all over the place! It was such a pleasure to [ Read More ]
Banding rocked so hard today–and it’s not done, I’m going hawk trapping this weekend. I try to formulate a post about banding at Carpenter before I leave–I still have to download photos from the other camera, but here is a hint of what we got: Both of these birds came into the same net at [ Read More ]
Found this review this morning of 3:10 to Yuma. Birders will appreciate it: In James Mangold’s new blockbuster Western “3:10 to Yuma,” the first time we meet Ben Wade, played by tough-guy actor Russell Crowe, he is making a natural history sketch of a bird just minutes before carrying out yet another murderous stagecoach robbery. [ Read More ]
The guys over at Bird Guides are looking for footage of British jays: This year we have managed to obtain frame-filling shots of Spotted Crake, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Ptarmigan…but so far similar footage of Jays has eluded us. Autumn can be a good time of year to rectify the situation, particularly if we can [ Read More ]
Tuesday was much busier than I anticipated at The Raptor Center. The rest of my crew was off, there were no programs scheduled and it was pouring rain so the possibilities of walk-in tours was pretty darned remote. But that didn’t mean the staff couldn’t find things for me to do. In less than four [ Read More ]
I just got my copy of Birding Business and as I was skimming, I noticed a new product coming down the line soon…Garfield Suet. And that’s as in Garfield the lasagna loving cartoon cat. Are you kidding me? I’m all for creative marketing, and I applaud bird companies finding a contemporary character for licensing, but [ Read More ]
Or How To Make Your Bees Really Angry, Yet Really Popular In The Hive! Hey, I found a way to soothe a bee sting. Make an apple pie from apples the bees pollinated. That puts you in a forgiving mood. So, periodically, I have to check the bees for varroa mites. They have actually been [ Read More ]
Where have the last seven days gone?? Anyhoo, Birds and Beers is tonight at Merlin’s Rest at 6pm. If you’re interested in birds, you are invited. We can talk about all the red-breasted nuthatches showing up at bird feeders. Here’s a nice comparison to the larger white-breasted nuthatch. I love this shot, I got on [ Read More ]
Hello, all, NBB here. Sharon’s running off to her segment on Showcase Minnesota, but she wanted me to let you all know that as she was heading out the door, UPS delivered her advance copy of the Disapproving Rabbits Book! I quote verbatim: “It’s soooooooo cool! I opened a page and, there’s a picture of [ Read More ]
