I started writing this entry last night, and completely fell asleep while typing it–completely slumped over on the couch. Thank goodness I didn’t drool on the keyboard. Ack! I birded this place Sunday, how is it now Thursday that I’m finally blogging it? Ah well, at least I’m getting to it now. When we watched [ Read More ]
I’m going through photos that I took at Cape May for coming blog entries and found what may be the first ever documented case of a Zombie Gadwall attempting to suck out the brains of a teal:
Found this in the Bird Jobs Email. At first, it sounded like an interesting and fun position, until a few lines into the explanation of “adverse conditions”: EXPERIENCED FIELD ASSISTANTS desired: Seeking two assistants to work in Costa Rica on a study of vocal communication in threatened yellow-naped amazon parrots. The focus of this NSF-funded [ Read More ]
More Cape May coverage is coming, probably on Wednesday when I’m back home in the Twin Cities. I just woke up in my friend Mimi’s apartment listening to the sounds of the city below. Yesterday was a whirlwind and I found the Talking Heads’ song Once In A Lifetime running through my mind, especially the [ Read More ]
Some may recall from last year that I blogged about John Wood and The Raptor Project his bird program that he does at Cape May. One of the highlights is that he flies his white gyrfalcon out on the beach. He flies to a lure (an object with some meat attached to a long line [ Read More ]
How many bird bloggers can you identify in this photo? Friday night was the most attended Birds and Beers yet. I think we had over 30 people show up at Jackson Mountain Cafe throughout the evening. They pretty much just gave us the upstairs bar area (and went as far as to have the tvs [ Read More ]
Let me tell ya’, folks, the weather has not been optimal for birding. I’ve gotten to sleep in for 2 days in a row. It rained most of the day Friday and Saturday looked to be about the same. And it wasn’t just rain, it was wind driven rain that aims to hit your in [ Read More ]
Hello, all, NBB here. I have an announcement regarding the Birdchic Boutique, our online store. The bad news is that the brown shirts we use for the Disapproving Rabbits shirts is being discontinued. So, once we sell out of the brown shirts, they’re gone (and we’re already out of a couple of sizes!). The good [ Read More ]
MSNBC has a story about rabbits on the Internet and it features Cinnamon and Disapproving Rabbits!
First bird of the morning’, right outside the hotel room! House sparrow! Actually, I took this yesterday, the sparrows appear to be used to hotel patrons feeding them. The sea is crashing, the wind is howling and it’s rain, rain so I’m staying in this morning. Last night I went to a dinner hosted by [ Read More ]
