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 lots of fun. Thanks to [...]
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.
I have [...]
Jan 28 2009
Wood Stork with tail up and landing gear down, Merritt Island, Florida
I’m back! Back home and back to the blog. It’s been two weeks since my last post. Jeez. The above photo may give you a clue, if you don’t already know, of part of what I’ve been up to: working the Space Coast Birding [...]
Dec 04 2008
I have to admit, this Skywatch Friday business is pretty addictive. Pretty pictures, not too many words, lots of friendly visitors…I’m enjoying it. Hope you are, too.
Above is a photo from April of 2008 taken from the boat ramp at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park near Mission, Texas, U.S.A. Liz and I were there leading a team [...]
Dec 01 2008
Marci, Liz, & Me at El Nacimiento del Rio Sabinas, photo © Jim White
El Nacimiento means birth, but it’s also used to denote a spring where a river rises. There are a couple of nacimientos in the El Cielo area, but the one that is closest to my heart is that of the Rio Sabinas. [...]
Nov 10 2008
Crossing the U.S. - Mexico border, Los Indios Free Trade Bridge
The picture above was taken when we were entering Mexico on Halloween morning, nearly two weeks ago. We returned to the U.S. on Election Day, in body, anyway. In the bureaucratic world, it turns out, we are still in Mexico. Or perhaps we are in [...]
Oct 11 2008
Halloween is Liz’s favorite holiday, so she really gets into decorating the yard for it. But not with prefabricated junk–she strives for something far more authentic.
Friday, she started weaving a web. When complete, I won’t be able to walk through it, as I did when making that afternoon’s trip to the mailbox, where a wonderful [...]
Sep 07 2008
Undeterred by yesterday’s scarcity of storm-driven birds, we returned to Cape Henlopen first thing this morning to see if any birds that may have been blown into Delaware Bay were returning to the open ocean. It’s a longish walk out to the point, but very pleasant in the lovely post-storm weather.
A Sanderling probes for breakfast.
Sharon [...]
