That’s where visiting, as well as resident, bird watchers in Cape May, New Jersey may find themselves unless they watch their steps. As most know by now, Cape May has a feral cat problem – problem being defined as large colonies of feral cats in and around the city, including near significant shorebird breeding areas. […]
Musings and Observations
Another Noteworthy Column by Harry Eyres in the FT
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 […]
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 […]