Snowy Days & Getting Fooled
Every so often when I am out birding or walking around, something catches my eye that necessitates a double take. Whether it is something that seems interesting...
Bird of the Week: Black-capped Chickadee
The Black-capped Chickadee is a bird that most birders or outdoor enthusiasts in the northern half of North America are familiar with, whether they know it or...
Flaco’s Wild Ride
I was fortunate enough to live in NYC during the commotion that was the first week when Eurasian Eagle-owl, Flaco, escaped his enclosure from the Central Park...
Bird of the Week: Bald Eagle
Bird of the Week or at this point every six weeks or so. A God Bless America one if you will. Bald Eagles have been synonymous with...
Bird of the Week: Canada Goose
The Canada Goose (not Canadian but who cares because I am often guilty of this too) is a bird that we all know in North America and...
Slow Birding (Joan E. Strassmann)
Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard by Joan E. Strassmann encourages a different approach to birding. It challenges the...
Snow Geese, Orange Discoloration, and their Arctic Habitat
Recently, as I have been visiting my local birding hotspots I wanted to be more intentional about not solely counting what species I was seeing but stopping...
Sibley’s Birding Basics (David Allen Sibley)
Sibley’s Birding Basics is not a guidebook similar to The Sibley Guide to Birds but rather an introduction to Birding meant for beginners (and intermediates alike). This...
Seabirds of the World (Hosking & Lockley)
Seabirds of the World by Eric Hosking (Photography) and Ronald M Lockley (Text) was published in 1982 and celebrated its 40th birthday this year. Eric Hosking was...
Book Reviews
I have always loved collecting and accumulating books over the years, particularly books that I can find at thrift stores. When I started birding that love of...
- Snowy Days & Getting FooledEvery so often when I am out birding or walking around, something...
- Bird of the Week: Black-capped ChickadeeThe Black-capped Chickadee is a bird that most birders or outdoor enthusiasts...
- Flaco’s Wild RideI was fortunate enough to live in NYC during the commotion that...
- Bird of the Week: Bald EagleBird of the Week or at this point every six weeks or...
- Bird of the Week: Canada GooseThe Canada Goose (not Canadian but who cares because I am often...