Oct 04 2010
This morning, I’m sharing some of the biggest, most exciting news of my entire life: starting November 1, I will be the new President of the American Birding Association! Kenn Kaufman broke the news here on his estimable blog. Here, too, is a pdf of a letter from ABA Board Chair Dick Ashford announcing the good [...]
Apr 12 2010
I’ve joked that Facebook has eaten both my blog and my Twitter stream and you know, it’s hardly a joke. In contrast to this dear old blog, which I’ve really enjoyed, but also wrestled with, I find that I post regularly and often on Facebook. Of course, the posts tend to be shorter and often [...]
Mar 02 2010
A few days ago, something besides another foot of snow fetched up against our doorstep. Two big brown heavy boxes, all the way from Indianapolis. Sure enough, they were the brand-new Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America and the similarly titled but quite distinct, Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and [...]
Jun 17 2009
Atlantic Puffins at (Machias) Seal Island You don’t need a fancy camera to take a puffin photo like this one–you just need to be in the right spot. I took the above shot with a compact, point & shoot stye camera. And you can, too, if you want. Or you can just enjoy one of [...]
Jun 14 2009
Hello out there! I’m checking in, as it has been 2+ weeks since my last post. In the meantime, I’ve been madly working away on a photography project that has taken me to four states, including Oregon–a lifer for me and the 49th U.S. state in which I have set foot. On top of that, [...]
May 28 2009
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Redden State Forest 27 May 2009 I think I may have missed the boat here. Looks like the traditional gift for 3rd anniversaries is, um, leather… Oh well. We went out taking pictures of birds (and bees!) instead. It was not the most romantic anniversary ever, but it was [...]
Mar 06 2009
Last night, I had the pleasure of speaking to the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club in Philadelphia. DVOC meets in pretty sweet digs: the Academy of Natural Sciences, especially when they are able to use the main auditorium, which they were last night. I gave my presentation on Kingfishers & their Allies, which seemed to go [...]
Feb 04 2009
So many birderwatchers can name, without a moment’s hesitation, the bird that turned them into a birder, their encounter with it leaving them forever changed in a kind of ornithological epiphany, or birding conversion experience. Like converts of all sorts, the vast majority of birders delight in telling their personal story–the story of their spark bird. [...]
Nov 13 2008
Actually, Delaware in November isn’t a bad place to be at all, especially if you like birds. But we do have a few drizzly, chilly days this time of the year. I’m finally back in the First State after two weeks away. I have some good news. Liz and I were officially released from Mexico, [...]
Sep 04 2008
Hi all– I’m moving in here at WordPress. For now, you can find my old home page here: Old Home page And my old blog is here: Jeff Gyr blog
