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Reviews

Aelian’s On The Nature Of Animals: The Classics Can Be Fun!

July 15, 2011 by Carrie 1 Comment

“An island in the Adriatic Sea, called Diomedea, is home to a great number of shearwaters, which, it is said, neither harm the barbarians...

Birds

Familiarity

July 1, 2011 by Carrie 3 Comments

The first time I saw a Western Tanager, it was in New York. In Central Park, to be exact. It was exciting — to...

Trips

Visitors on the Range

June 17, 2011 by Carrie 4 Comments

As the name suggests, the National Bison Range is mostly known for its large mammals. Besides the American bison that the refuge was founded...

Birding, Trips

Over the Mountain

June 3, 2011 by Carrie 1 Comment

Moving is a tribulation, even when you’re just moving across town. But when you’re moving closer to great birding, there are some consolations. So,...

Birds

A View from the Bridge

May 20, 2011 by Carrie 4 Comments

Part 3 The birder walks across the bridge. She’s not birding. She’s headed for the farmers’ market. She read that it’s supposed to rain,...

Reviews

Review: The Moral Lives of Animals by Dale Peterson

May 6, 2011 by Carrie 2 Comments

Philosophy and I have always had a rather fraught relationship. I love grappling with big ideas, but dislike the tendency to extrapolate endless sky-bridges...

Birding