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Friends and bird-bloggers, we’ve come to an inflection point in the history of the longest-running natural history blog carnival on the web. I and the Bird has had a good run, but enthusiasm seems to be at an all-time low. Like most blog carnivals, we’re getting fewer links and visits for most editions. Even more [...]

Why is it that I can wax voluble on the topic of fauna, and yet flora leaves me speechless? Perhaps there is the sense that we animals are in the world, but the blossoms, bushes, and trees around us are the world. Do you feel the same way? Think about it while enjoying on both [...]

Assuming my flight wasn’t brought down by bird strike, I probably just started my program at the scintillating ScienceOnline09 science blogging conference. I’ve been given the honor of moderating a session entitled Blog carnivals: why you should participate. The short summary of this session is as follows: What is a blog carnival? A hub, an [...]

I love plants. You do too, whether you’re in touch with your vegephilia or not. Everything you eat or smoke and practically everything you drape on your body or put in your car to make it go derives directoy or indirectly from the vegetable kingdom. Plants are part and parcel of our environment. In fact, [...]

Join the other slugs over at the 33rd edition of Circus Of The Spineless, the blog carnival devoted to all things without a spine. Nice edition, Laurent!

If you’re having a hard time waiting for the next I and the Bird, wet your whistle with Carnival of the Blue #11 and Linnaeus’ Legacy #6. Also be advised that we will be hosting a couple of carnivals here in the beginning of May. Stay tuned for details…