Apr 01 2010
Yesterday was one of those days were the gears of life just seem to mesh together, and it all started with changed schedules and unwarranted stress. I traveled to Plains, Montucky to launch the new website for a client of mine, Rehbein Ford (great folks), and to visit my buddy Batt (Block Mountain Stone) and …
Feb 07 2010
Yesterday, I managed to take a quick trip around the valley to enjoy the warm sun and see what the birds were up to these days. While the birding was a bit slow, but the scenery was spectacular. The intensity of the sun was causes an unique low-level fog off the snow. The feeling that …
Feb 02 2010
Every Groundhog Day, they drag a poor old Punxsutawney Phil out of his constructed den and see if he sees his own shadow. Will there be 6 more weeks of winter or is spring right around the corner? That predicitive logic might be acceptable for an eastern Groundhog (I personally prefer Woodchuck), but we have …
Jan 23 2010
With the ever increasing likelihood that the Rainsong Ivory-billed Woodpecker or, as I’ve dubbed it, IBWOgate is a complete hoax, I began to wonder about the great hoaxes in birding history. There seems to be a multitude of reasons for the birding hoax, but they seem to fall into four broad categories; Self-aggrandizement through finding …
Oct 04 2009
I had the great opportunity to give of talks at the Bridger Raptor Festival. This festival is a great educational event with many great exhibits and live rehab birds, including the Turkey Vulture that once threw up on me. The talks went well with great attendance. It has been a long time since the last …
Sep 27 2009
Researchers have found an amazing species in the crater of a volcano in New Guinea, a giant rat that is about 3 feet from head to tail. It is being called the Bosavi woolly rat for now as no scientific name as yet been agreed upon. You can read a full article from the BBC. …
Jun 30 2009
Over today (and hopefully only today), I am going to put out a series of postings that cover my adventures over the past couple of weeks.
Jun 10 2009
After 3 days and nights of solid work, I went for a little hike up to Kirk Hill for a little birding, photography, and relaxation. I took the unofficial “very” long loop that goes through several old cuts. The typical birds were singing and calling, and there were a plethora of Sara Orangetips flitting about …
Jun 03 2009
Sometimes in birding and life, the weather is going to be dark and miserable, and then you will get a break in that weather. You need to take advantage of these relieving interludes, and that is exactly what we did today. Sam and I went up to the Triple Tree Area, and spotted most of …
May 19 2009
This morning I went out for a little birding and photography, and I finally got some decent images of Red-necked Grebes at the Davis Lane Pond. Later on in the morning, I went to the Cherry River area and I encountered a group of ~20 young birders, or, at least, young adults being forced to …
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