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Readers of my write-up of Chicken Inferno 2004 (whom I admire greatly for sticking around after such a ridiculous revelation) are familiar with our annual mid-summer fowl-flavored family festivities. For those who are unacquainted with this particular strain of madness, imagine the Burning Man festival taken out of the dusty desert and dropped into Pennsylvania […]

July 23rd 2005 - I and the Bird #2: Your host speaks…
 

 
It’s “that time already” - “I and the Bird #2″ needs to be posted and I have to say I’ve been feeling a little nervous. It has to be the sense of responsibility. I’ve never been a vicar - stay with me here for […]

Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
Gauteng and the Cape, South Africa. October 2004 and July 2005
 
The Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius occurs throughout sub-Saharan Africa in all types of grassland and open savanna habitat, including desert-like open scrub. It was long thought that the name “Secretarybird” came from the long crest feathers which can appear to look like quill pens […]

On Wednesday, I gave my review of the sensational How To Be A (Bad) Birdwatcher by Simon Barnes. This book is a fantastic introduction to the pleasures of birdwatching. It eloquently enumerates the many benefits of birding, from heightened awareness of place and time to improved relationships with one’s parents to a highly addictive sense […]

Welcome to the inaugural edition of I and the Bird, the blog carnival for bird lovers. Amazing writers, naturalists, and enthusiasts from all over the world have submitted some of their favorite blog posts relating to the interaction between humans and avians and compiled them here for your reading pleasure. We hope you enjoy! Since […]

Of the plenteous perks of publishing a birding blog, and rest assured, they are manifold, one of the best has to be the free stuff. I am, on occasion, granted the opportunity to review bird-related books or videos. Though this can sometimes, depending on the item, be a chore, more often than not, I get […]