While regular NPR listeners are well-accustomed to hearing the melodious tones of Julie Zickefoose’s voice reading her essays on that eminent network, listeners to the June 19th broadcast of All Things Considered were treated to the wisdom of her husband Bill. For those who might not know, Julie’s husband Bill is, of course, Bill Thompson […]
Musings and Observations
A Few More Steller’s Jay Images
The comments about the dark plumaged Steller’s Jay images included in the previous post, both directly on the blog as well as those sent to me via e-mail, have been most enlightening. My sincere thanks to all who have contributed answers or observations to the question. The bird returned yesterday, giving the BirdCam the chance […]
Pondering the Subspecies of a Steller’s Jay
Living as we do in a conifer forest in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, one of the common avian visitors to our property is the Steller’s Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri. For years I have made the assumption that most of these beautiful dark blue and black jays are of one particular subspecies – Cyanocitta […]
Spreading the Word
Last Friday, I spent the morning delivering presentations about birds and butterflies to two classes of second grade and one class of third grade students at the local elementary school. While I have delivered countless presentations on these and similar topics over the years, it is always after presenting to children that I feel the […]