Take just about any activity in which people participate for their own enjoyment – sports, writing, music, painting, etc. – and among its practitioners will be found a selection who are so dedicated as well as naturally talented that they are capable of making the great leap into the world of doing that activity professionally; […]
Born Again Bird Watcher Archive
The archive of posts from the original Born Again Bird Watcher blog.
The Return of Rufous
Here in northwest Oregon we are suddenly seeing quite a number of our dominant (both in number as well as behavior) Spring, Summer, and Autumn hummingbird – Selasphorous rufus, the Rufous Hummingbird. As the blossoms of high nectar bearing plants are not quite in bloom, any and all hummingbird feeders filled with fresh sugar water […]
The Backyard Birds Newsletter for April 2009
The special hummingbird issue of The Backyard Birds Newsletter is now available just in time for the arrival of these little feathered jewels in backyards all across North America.
The Wisdom of a Child
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. Isaiah, Chapter 11, Verse 6 (King James Version) Just before her school turned out for a week of Spring vacation, our […]