archeology | birds | Nature | Philosophy
Joy of Blue Sky Escalante Canyons
“From joy all things are born. by joy they are sustained and into joy they again return.”…
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birds | conservation | Nature | wildlife
What Malheur Means to Me
Birdwatching Daily published a wonderful collection of letters that give a perspective on Malheur National Wildlife Refuge…
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birds | Nature | Philosophy | poetry
“A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever”
So begins the first lines of poet John Keats long poem Endymion, an ode to the immortal love…
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birds | Nature | Philosophy | physics | skiing
Swing the Bat
Cross-country skiing offers a time for reflecting on the power of friction, and a chance for mother and son to take on hopes and dreams for 2016–if we are willing to swing the bat.
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birds | conservation | Nature
Celebrating the Gift of Birds and the People Who Help Them
On this Christmas Eve day of giving when so many people, including me, are dashing about for…
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Sandhill Cranes of Bosque del Apache Light the Dawn
In the pre-dawn hours, we watch their shadowy forms on the shallow waters of the Rio Grande…
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birds | conservation | Nature
California Coast: Moonlight, Redwoods & a Long & Winding Road
(Written on October 30th, early morning) When your day starts with a 4 a.m. beach walk under…
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Halcyon Hot Springs: Kingfisher brings Happiness
“O magic sleep! O comfortable bird . That broodest o’er the troubled sea of the mind Till it…
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Heeding the Call of the Kingfisher
I’m attuned to the call of kingfishers. Listen! There it is now. Yes, the call sounds somewhat…
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Holing Up: Of Kingfishers, Cliff Dwellers & Feeling Snug
(Note: This photo of a kingfisher chick about to fledge from a hole I watched for the nesting…
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