Born Again Bird Watcher

If the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is indeed true (and I think it is), then how many words is an audio snapshot of a once in a lifetime experience? I had the opportunity to consider this question at length when I downloaded and played the recently published episode #24 of Bird Watcher’s Digest’s This Birding Life podcast. Much to my delight, I was greeted not only by the familiar voice of Bird Watcher’s Digest editor-in-chief and podcast host Bill Thompson III, but also by Panama la Verde’s Ana Maria Sanchiz (owner of Hostal Casa de Campo Country Inn & Spa) and Yenia Mendoza (owner of ReConTur Panama) with whom Bill sat down for an interview while he and I were both in the country on a Panama la Verde tour. (more…)

What do all three of these things have in common (other than the potential for one remarkably funny limerick to be made of them together)? They are the various subjects of some of my most recently published written work. (more…)

In case you don’t yet have your shopping completed for all those on your gift list, I’d like to offer this friendly reminder that two very important naturalist holidays are approaching fast: International Rock Flipping Day and (for those of the British persuasion) National Moth Night.

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While I’m here in Seattle for a few days to represent Wingscapes at the Wild Birds Unlimited Vendor Mart 2009, I thought I’d take the opportunity to share a little “blog love.” (more…)

It was my great pleasure recently to review Prairie Spring, the latest published book of one of America’s great public naturalists, Pete Dunne, for one of America’s great bird watching periodicals,  Bird Watcher’s Digest. (more…)