Bird watching readers of the Financial Times will find Harry Eyres’ present week-end column in that fine newspaper to be of particular interest. In “New Gang of Friends,” Mr. Eyres shares his impressions of the new feathered friends he has met while jounreying through California – once again bringing bird watching into the main stream […]
Born Again Bird Watcher Archive
The archive of posts from the original Born Again Bird Watcher blog.
Reading a New Naturalist Volume and Dreaming of England
Were I ever to become the man of moneyed leisure I’ve always wanted to be, I would immediately purchase an entire set of the Collins New Naturalist Series, spend an uninterupted year reading every single volume from cover to cover, and then pack myself and my family off to England where we would remain indefinitely. […]
American Robin Behavior: Reflection “Boxing”
One of the benefits of pneumonia, if such a thing can be said, is that it mandates idleness. Little more can be done other than sit, read, nap, read a little more, nap a lot more, all spiced liberally with administration of various medications along the way. If it wasn’t for the lack of ability […]
“Science” Reports Ocean Dead Zones Increasing
One of the funny things about experiencing severe respiratory difficulties is the amount of attention it causes one to focus on matters of oxygen. Which is why the publication in the 15 February 2008 edition of the journal Science of a new study that investigated the discovery of anoxia (lack of oxygen) in an area […]