It’s Skywatch Friday again and I was out at Carpenter Nature Center this morning and thought I’d get a shot of sky. The sky was crisp and blue. And though it’s a lovely shade of blue, when put in the blog, it looks more like I just placed a blue box in the post. It [ Read More ]
Mental note: avoid scheduling Birds and Beers during the MN State Fair, Barak Obama’s historic acceptance speech, and when a swallow-tailed kite is reported in Minnesota. It was an intimate group, so small that even Non Birding Bill came over and joined us. I think a total of six showed up. It was still fun [ Read More ]
Last week I wondered why there were four squirrels out on my bathroom window ledge. Apparently, they are running some sort of Swedish massage parlor. These two squirrels were out using a nearby branch for a massage table and getting some deep tissue work on their backs and shoulders. The massaging squirrel would use its [ Read More ]
The summer has been quite busy and I haven’t had too much quality time with my girls. I love this time of year and could literally spend hours watching the girls coming and going from the hive entrance, noting all the colors on their pollen baskets. I was out this week with Lorraine just to [ Read More ]
Hey, I have to put on comment moderation for a bit, I have a spammer. I woke this morning to about 29 comments in as many blog entries with spam comments. Guys, at least spam me with birding related product…not that other stuff. Speaking of spam and things pork related, I have to say that [ Read More ]
Don’t forget that this Thursday is Birds and Beers at Merlin’s Rest at 6pm – an informal gathering of anyone interested in birds: from the hardcore county lister, to the backyard bird feeder, to someone has heard of this birding thing and wants to learn more. It’s a chance for people to get together, have [ Read More ]
Well, this was a whirlwind weekend! The signings at Cardinal Corner went very well. Above is a my friend Kristin–she just came back to Minnesota. Years ago, we both worked for the same children’s theater company. There are some autographed copies of City Birds/Country Birds left at Cardinal Corner, so if you would like one [ Read More ]
So, we thought we would try a propolis trap for our beehives. Propolis is a sticky, resinous substance that bees collect from trees, I think sap. They use it as a sealant for holes in the hive, or they cover anything they don’t like from stray leaves to dead mice. Humans like propolis because there [ Read More ]
Okay, here is a teaser for Peregrine Falcon 568′s release. More later–after I do my State Fair segment on Showcase Minnesota and after I go out and check the bees this morning. I should clarify that in the beginning of the video, I tell her, “Don’t fly into anything this time.” I meant that this [ Read More ]
Non Birding Bill is on YouTube. He wrote a play called THAC0 that he turned into a movie which was debuted and sold at CONvergence to rave reviews. He put the trailer on YouTube, but someone else completely different has put one of the scenes of the movie up on YouTube. What’s even stranger is [ Read More ]
