Whoa! Scott’s Wild Bird Food was fined $4.5 MILLION for 2 incidents that go back to 2008. One is for selling bird seed contaminated with pesticides that their own staff ornithologist warned was toxic to birds and wildlife, the other was for selling lawn and garden products with falsified U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pesticide registration [ Read More ]
South Texas, as always was SO much fun. Even if you choose to do some casual birding you can still hit all the specialties. I took a mini break down there over the weekend to hang with a girlfriend and since we had both been there, each day we slept in and let our bodies [ Read More ]
So, I was checking out photos of Flat Stanley other people have put in at the Flat Stanley Project and people totally photoshopped him in on some photos. That’s cheating. I could have done that with my nephew’s Flatty S–he could have been in Israel and birding with me in a minefield but I didn’t [ Read More ]
I digiscoped the following photos using both my Nikon D40 and my iPhone 4s with my Swarovski Scope. Can you tell which ones are the iPhone 4s and which ones are the Nikon D40 photos? 1. Green-winged Teal 2. Northern Pintail 3. Red-eared Slider and Gadwall 4. Red-eared Slider and Gadwall
One of my nephews has sent me a Flat Stanley. Having the mind of a 13 year old, I’m tempted mostly to take inappropriate photos of him: I mean, come on, if you have a friend who has a zombie arm and tombstone in their backyard, of course you are going to put Flat Stanley [ Read More ]
Goshawks are being studied for unmanned aerial vehicles. I love me some accipiters but they do have a tendency to fly into windows… Audubon is the most expensive field guide ever? Speaking of field guides, David Sibley now has an official Facebook Page. A really cool photo of snowy owls…is it doctored? Or is that [ Read More ]
I think I had the most fun at Sax Zim Bog last weekend since the great owl irruption of 2004/2005. An informal gathering of birders headed up and we started at Hasty Brook. I’ve known Lynne for some time and I’ve always wanted to visit. What a treat to start it off with her deck full [ Read More ]
You were warned by the title. First up, James Currie the host of Birding Adventures got a show on National Geographic. Rather than playing it safe, he went with falconry for a topic. I admire his balls on this and as someone who enjoys falconry (and went just this past Tuesday) I applaud him. You [ Read More ]
The next Birds and Beers is less than a week away and we trying some place new. Regulars have asked for a place without a band and plenty of room for our group, so we’re going to try the Wilde Roast Cafe. I’ve been there to meet with friends and for a play reading last [ Read More ]
