Because I have so many sloth photos, I have to post a bit more on them–right? I know this is a birding blog, but c’mon–sloths are so cool, so iconic, attention must be paid! I wonder, are they big enough to be considered charismatic megafauna? They are bigger than many mammals and they have a [ Read More ]
Thanks to that Wingscapes Cam, I now have an inordinate amount of clay-colored thrush photos–most of them om nom noming bananas. I have so many that I may have to create a gallery or animated gif when I get home. There will be other species too but my goodness–there are tons of big brown robins [ Read More ]
Here is a video from the Wingscapes Camera I put up at Canopy Lodge of a green honeycreeper and a pair of broad-billed euphonia eating bananas–how soon will that trend start sweeping the North American bird feeder crowd?
Broad-billed Euphonias at the banana feeder at Canopy Lodge taken with the Wingscapes Cam:
Hello all, NBB here. WCCO did a story about the crow roost in Loring park, featuring a brief exchange with our own Birdchick (via Skype in Panama). You can watch the story here. I’d just like to point out that it was me who told le Shaz that the crows were roosting in Loring.
I am in love with birding at Canopy Lodge! Right now I am blogging from the outdoor library while being serenaded by a rushing stream, frogs and something that sounds like a screech owl but I just learned is actually a type of toad, a bufo marinus (Yo, Non Birding Bill–that’s a Cane Toad to [ Read More ]
So, I just filmed an interview with WCCO while in Panama via Skype. It’s for the “Good Question” series and will air tonight at 10pm. I love it. Thanks to the wonders of technology, I sat in the bathroom at Canopy Lodge and answered crow questions over the intertubes. Thanks WCCO for making me feel [ Read More ]
Good morning! I have some internets while down in Central America! I’m currently staying in Canopy Lodge, owned by the same man who owns Canopy Tower–I have died and gone to birder heaven. This man has completely designed this place with birders and digiscopers (or photographers for that matter) in mind. Since I left Minnesota [ Read More ]
Here’s a turkey photo that I got the other day at Hyland Park. I just love the textures. I’m currently en route to Panama.
Hey, Twin Cities Naturalist made a really cool video of our last Birds and Beer’s at Joe’s Garage. Follow this link to check it out–cool crow footage. Here are a couple of follow up links for Birds and Beers: for people interested in more info about the guy at Birds and Beers who was leading the [ Read More ]
