“Hey, is that an ibis in your scope, or are you just happy to see me?” Well, here’s an interesting question that came through the BirdChick Email from a new birder who I met on my travels this fall. She asks: “Being both single and new to the birding community with a renewed commitment to [ Read More ]
Can you believe I still have blogging to do about Texas?? It really is one of my favorite birding trips I do all year. I love the organizers, the birds, the food, the temperature–it’s tops. Check out this altamira oriole that was just cleaning itself off after using a bird bath at Laguna Atascosa NWR. [ Read More ]
It’s Skywatch Friday time again! It’s a site you can visit and follow links to people’s pages to look at different photos of sky. Check out the dragon! I took this photo at last weekend’s bonfire party during the fireworks portion of the evening. Non Birding Bill was helping set off fireworks and this image [ Read More ]
CALL YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND DEMAND THAT THEY LEAVE THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT THE WAY IT IS. You know, I kind of thought that maybe with the current president’s low approval rating that he might do something “nice” like establish a bunch of National Parks and Historic sites. It’s the thing to do when [ Read More ]
I’ve spent the last 48 finally catching up from all my travels: unpacking and cleaning my apartment. Regular blogging should resume soon, I still have a few more Texas entries coming. It was a wild time at Birds and Beers tonight at Merlin’s Rest. We had a good mix of people from regulars to at [ Read More ]
Just a reminder: The next Birds and Beers is this Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 6pm at Merlin’s Rest. This weekend was kind of a blur, I’m still trying to catch up. This early winter weather is just perfect for a one last hurrah before the hardcore cold temperatures force us inside. Non Birding Bill [ Read More ]
Here is a yellowlegs that WildBird on the Fly and I observed at one of my favorite digiscoping spots, Estero Llano Grande. She and I went there a couple of times and I tried to get some lifers and do some digiscoping. I discovered that I need to focus on one thing at a time. [ Read More ]
It’s Skywatch Friday again! If you have a blog with a photo of sky, you can link your post up to Skywatch Friday and share the beauty. I thought I’d share one of my “in transit” days. I never cease to be amazed at the ability to change time and temperature with our ability of [ Read More ]
I love my pet rabbit Cinnamon, I really do. I miss her when I travel and she is home with Non Birding Bill. But she is driving me up a wall! I’m still catching up from Texas, I still have Rio Grande Valley birds and critters to talk about and I’m also in the middle [ Read More ]
