Born Again Bird Watcher Archive

Most of the time when I travel on business I manage to find at least a few idle moments in the morning to sneak out of whatever hotel is serving as home for the trip and get a little bird watching done. However every so often a trip is so short and business so compacted […]

As I sat in the lobby of a hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, I looked down at my gear on the table before me and realized that I was looking at all the equipment needed for a fully functional mobile birding blogger (the laptop, binocular and digital camera are in the bag). I found this realization […]

While patronizing the county's only free-standing Starbuck's (I don't count the one in the Safeway) for the procurement of an afternoon espresso, I noted this sign on the notice board. I can fully understand working for a smaller feral cat population, but just what exactly would constitute a "better feral cat population" (other than a […]

Have you visited Bug Girl’s Blog yet? Despite it dating back to December of 2004, I just discovered it recently and it has quickly become one of my “must read daily” blogs. Her writing is truly superb, her wit deliciously acidic, and her insights into topics ranging from entomology to contemporary society original and refreshing. […]