Don’t forget you still have time to enter my photo contest. Rules here. The winner gets a $250 gift certificate to Eagle Optics! I need photos of birds all over the world, especially birds at feeding stations, bird nests, birds at windows (ie fighting reflections), birds flying. The most important thing for submission is that [ Read More ]
A big thank you to the Pioneer Press for including Birds and Beers in the article about bar gatherings. For those visiting from that article, Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities–if you’re interested in birds, you’re invited. You can meet other birders–maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where [ 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 ]
I came across this photo from my trip to North Dakota with some birding friends last June and it reminded me–Thursday at 6pm is the next Birds and Beers at Merlin’s Rest! I can neither confirm nor deny that this photo has anything to do with the previous blog entry about my broken camera… Birds [ Read More ]
Breaking NEWS: We have a special Birds and Beers next week!! The next Birds and Beers is a special screening of The Big Year Movie opening! Showplace Icon is going to offer a special midnight screen Friday morning at MIDNIGHT (so you’ll need to plan to stay up late Thursday, October 13! Tickets will go [ Read More ]
Holy cow! Amidst all of my travel in May and June, a Birds and Beers opportunity has come together and I’m really excited about it! The next Birds and Beers is June 29, 2011 (next Wednesday). This time we’ve been invited to Lift Bridge Beer Company in Stillwater–we can sample some local beers! Take the [ Read More ]
Just a reminder that next Tuesday night is the Birds and Beers Woodcock Tailgate Party! We head out to Lebanon Hills Regional Park, have some laughs and then 15 minutes after sunset try to watch the woodcock display. The woodcocks start their display about 15 – 20 minutes after sunset, which means they will start [ Read More ]
Non Birding Bill and I drove by Loring Park tonight and expected to find this: But when we arrived there, the crow roost was bare! The roost has moved. As I let loose a stream of profanity as to how this affects Birds and Beers, NBB said, “You know what happened, they arrived around Thanksgiving [ Read More ]
The next Birds and Beers is on January 22, 2011 at 4:30pm at Joe’s Garage. This is the one where we watch the millions of crows fly into Loring Park! I’m looking forward to this one, the crows at Loring Park are a spectacular sight and last year’s gathering was the biggest Birds and Beers [ Read More ]
It’s last minute, but there is a Birds and Beers this Thursday, July 29 at Merlin’s Rest at 6pm! We can discuss the orange-billed nightengale thrush in South Dakota or strategies for applying to be president for the American Birding Association Presidency! Also, I booked the next Birds and Beers on Tuesday, August 17 at [ Read More ]
