Birdchick

Jet lagged and full of stories, Sharon talks about her birding trip to the Hula Valley in Israel.

On my way back from the Hula Valley to Tel Aviv, I’m taking advantage of the wifi on our base. I’ve seen a lot of crane migration in my life and I’ve loved them all, but Israel is creeping up to the top spot in my heart.  The Hula Valley is an incredible story of  [ Read More ]

Hey all, NBB here. Sharon’s still in Israel, but I wanted to let you know that Sharon’s Geek A Week card is now available for purchase at Think Geek (she’s in Set 3). The cards were illustrated by our buddy Len Peralta with text on the back written by our likewise buddies Paul and Storm!  [ Read More ]

Here is a video from Liron Ziv of a black-shouldered kite family in the Hula Valley. There is a nest this year and the local birders are quite proud of this new nest species in this area. They look very similar to the white-shouldered kites I’ve seen in the US. They are beautiful little birds.  [ Read More ]

A laughing dove taken with my iPhone and spotting scope. These were one of the common birds outside my hotel room in Tel Aviv.

Greetings, in case you haven’t heard I’m currently in Israel while poor Non Birding Bill has to live the bachelor life back in Minneapolis.  I’ll be posting photos when I can on my Twitter feed and on my Facebook page (you should see what I’ve been eating).  I’ll of course update here, but from what  [ Read More ]

I have no idea what’s going to happen with the podcast over the next week and a half.  I’ll be in Israel and though I’m assured that there will be Internet access-I have no idea about what kind of free time I’ll have and so we may have a podcast before December 1 or we  [ Read More ]

Can you tell the difference between these 2 birds?  If not, you should consider coming to the National Eagle Center’s Golden Eagle Field Trips. Identifying bald and golden eagles in the wild can be a challenge. We are fortunate to be able to see both bald and golden eagles in the Upper Mississippi River region  [ Read More ]

I’m going to be out of town but the courageous Curt Rawn (who works at National Camera Exchage) is spearheading the hosting of a Birds and Beers while I’m away. The next Birds and Beers will be at the Sunshine Factory on November 22, 2011 from 6pm – 9pm. Thanks gang for keeping the fun  [ Read More ]

Interview with Jeff Gordon over at 10000 Birds. (I’m irritated about one of the comments) A proposed bird feeding ban in a development community shows a terrible lack of science education. From Craig we get this story: Owls accused of eating pets in New Mexico. Sometimes artists just hurt my head.