Not long ago an asynchronous Twitter-mediated conversation arose between my friends Stephen, Sharon, and myself in which we were debating the relative levels of nerdery inherent in some of the different activities in which we and many of our other friends participate. From developing a professional expertise in the various gull species of the world […]
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A Treasury of American Nature Writing
In light of the recent surge of interest in the writings of American naturalists brought about by the premiere of Ken Burns’ and Dayton Duncan’s latest documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, the Library of America is offering the Treasury of American Nature Writing.
Take a Seat
If you’ve been following prominent birding bloggers such as Bill of the Birds or Bird O’ The Morning as of late, you have undoubtedly noticed that October 11th was this year’s Big Sit. However not being as much interested in listing as I once was, I decided to sit this Sit out and spend the […]
Fondly Remembering Panama
Last year at about this time I was making final preparations for my trip to Panama with Panama la Verde. Recalling this, I began looking through my collection of the many photos taken during this magical week of my life and remembering fondly all the people I met, places we visited, and things we saw […]