Author Archives: Carrie

The nature memoir – a blend of place-based writing with life story – has been having a “moment” that’s lasted…

Northern Cardinals are known for their plumage. Bold red or subtle pink and brown, on a background of snow or…

It is now the month of love, and there are few birds I love more than the alcids. Thus, a…

Last night I lay awake from 4 am til almost 5, worrying about the black-footed ferrets I met in Montana…

According to my best current information, there have been six species of owls recorded on the ol’ Laben farm. I…

Last week many birders were shocked and saddened by the deaths of thousands of Snow Geese who, trapped by adverse…

They call it a shell pit because of the vast array of fossilized mollusks who once lived and died there,…

Before we get started I’d like to congratulate the Whiskey Jack on becoming the National Bird of Canada! The Gray…

It’s almost Halloween! As your resident writer of horror fiction (check out my latest at The Dark!) this is my…

I’ve written before about the surprising and sometimes lovely variety of forms that the simple Rock Pigeon can take, and…