Jun 08 2010
NB: For the best video experience, I highly recommend hitting “play,” then clicking on the 360p button that appears in the lower right of the video player and choosing 480p instead. Also click the adjacent box with the four outward pointing arrows to go full screen. At the end, just hit the same box, which [...]
May 11 2010
One of the highlights of my year is guiding at the New River Birding & Nature Festival near Fayetteville in southern West Virgina. I love the mountains there, the forests, the birds, the wildflowers, the camaraderie, the opportunities for learning and discovery. The people who organize it, those who work it, and those who attend [...]
Sep 12 2009
I was out walking the dog around 9:30 AM this morning when I got a phone call from Forrest Rowland, who is once again scanning the skies over the Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch. He said that he had heard from Derek Stoner that the Delmarva Ornithological Society group Derek was leading on their annual Cape May field [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
