The first time I heard Senator Barack Obama speak, I thought “Wow, this guy should run for president someday.” Over the years, I have become increasingly impressed with his ideas, his passion, and his vision for a better America. The last time I heard him speak, I thought “We need this man to be president.” […]
John E. Riutta
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Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
The Flight of the Huntress
I’ll be perfectly honest: with perhaps the most important U.S. presidential election I can recall only one day away, my mind is not exactly on my writing at the moment. Thus in lieu of a few pithy paragraphs, I’d like to take the opportunity to share a few of the photos I captured just a […]
Mystery Moth Sugar
With the approach of winter and subsequent disappearance from view in the northern-more latitudes of the majority of the Lepidoptera, I found it ironic that I recently discovered an untried recipe for moth sugar in a disused notebook. As some species of moth, such as the Oak Winter Highflier Moth, Hydriomena nubilofasciata, do fly all […]
Good of the Order: Book Sale
Given that readers of Born Again Bird Watcher tend to exhibit bibliophilic tendencies, the announcement of Princeton University Press’ online book sale should come as welcome news indeed. Peace and good bird watching.