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Common Raven: Historic photo
Inspiration

Zombies!

January 5, 2018 by Carrie 5 Comments
Once upon a time, in the hazy past of 2013, I was asked to write a zombie story. This...
A Winter Wren on a log
Birding

The Feast of Stephen

December 15, 2017 by Carrie 1 Comment
It’s Christmas Bird Count season, and if you know Christmas Bird Counts you have probably heard the tale of...
Clapper rail on shadowed ground
Birding

What is a Rail?

November 17, 2017 by Carrie 1 Comment
A miserable little pile of secrets… no wait, that’s something else. But rails are commonly paired with the adjective...
Pink-headed duck art decoy by Philip Nelson.
Conservation

Pink-headed Duck: The Search is On!

October 27, 2017 by Carrie No Comments
About four years ago I first wrote about the Pink-headed Duck, a charming species related to the pochards (although...
monarch butterfly with wing tag
Bugs

Butterflies are a Free Post

October 13, 2017 by Carrie No Comments
Monarchs. They’re practically honorary birds – beloved, much written about, rather visible and charismatic in their stripey larval form...
Plants

Notable Trees

September 29, 2017 by Carrie 1 Comment
Most birders of my acquaintance are also broader naturalists. They note butterflies, dragonflies, herps; they understand at least a...
Attwater's Prairie Chicken, displaying male
Birding

What’s in a Name: Attwater’s Prairie Chicken

September 8, 2017 by Carrie No Comments
Henry Philemon Attwater was born in Brighton, England and spent his early adult years in Canada, but the state...
Male bobolink flies over a wire fence against a cloudy sky
Conservation

Where are the Bobolinks?

August 25, 2017 by Carrie No Comments
On my latest trip home my mom and I spent a bit of time talking about Bald Eagles. I’d...
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