I must admit, I secretly hoped we’d be sharing the same binoculars, but alas, Owen Wilson is sporting Zeiss binoculars in The Big Year movie. Still, I do like the wardrobe shots I’ve seen so far…and the fact that he’s not in a Tilley Hat. I can at least content myself that Steve Martin and [ Read More ]
Migration is upon us. Not everyone enjoys birding in the fall, some species can look different in the fall since they aren’t in breeding plumage. Young birds haven’t grown into their adult plumage yet. Birds usually don’t sing their territory song on the way south, but rather chip notes that can sound the same among [ Read More ]
We are in the midst of the Minnesota State Fair which is usually an opportunity to see cute barn yard animals and eat strange things like deep fried mashed potatoes on a stick. But this year, Minnesota beekeepers teamed up with Senator Amy Klobuchar to bring attention to the dangers of honey laundering…you read that [ Read More ]
While playing around with MoType, a titles generator, I whipped this up to amuse Sharon: The music is from World of Goo, a fantastically fun game which you should totally buy.
I love the organization BirdLife International and they are in need of some help if anyone can spare it. A massive forest fire on the island of Madeira has killed several breeding adults and 65% of this year’s chicks of Zino’s Petrel (Endangered). BirdLife International and SPEA (BirdLife in Portugal) have launched an urgent appeal [ Read More ]
Migration is in full swing! Ah, it’s the special time of year when I drive around looking for flooded farm fields and get the opportunity to misidentify shorebirds. We’ve had several flooded fields thanks to some heavy rain storms in Minnesota this summer. My neighborhood flooded again two weeks ago. In general, I like shorebirds–they [ Read More ]
Well, now here is some positive news for birds! American Bird Conservancy in cooperation with the Amazon Conservation Association, has helped finance the purchase 7,427 acres of world-class bird and wildlife habitat in southern Peru that may contain the highest bird diversity for a single site in the world! The area is within the spectacular [ Read More ]
I was just talking to a friend the other day about how there needs to e adult camps and low and behold, I get an email for two really cool camps coming up in Minnesota at the Wildlife Science Center specifically for adults. A camp for those bird inclined is Adult Raptor Camp where you [ Read More ]
This week Princeton University Press has a bird book give-away: Birds of Western North America:A Photographic Guide and Birds of Eastern North America:A Photographic Guide. If you follow Princeton University Press on Facebook or Twitter you are automatically entered. If not, follow them for a chance to win one of these new photographic field guides. [ Read More ]
According to a study coming out, a researcher is suggesting that in some cases homosexual pairings in birds can be beneficial. Live Science reports: After all, in evolutionary terms same-sex mating seems to reduce the birds’ chances of reproductive success. But that’s not necessarily so, according to a new study. In a given species, the [ Read More ]
