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I and the Bird

I and the Bird #62

November 15, 2007 by Mike No Comments

Birders, as I’ve written before, are consumers of the fruits of evolution, celebrants of the processes of natural selection and genetic drift. It may...

I and the Bird

I and the Bird #61

November 1, 2007 by Mike No Comments

Although the twain rarely meet in the field, birding and drinking seem similar in many ways. That’s right, I said drinking… a topic to...

I and the Bird

I and the Bird #60

October 18, 2007 by Mike No Comments

Pablo Picasso famously boasted, “I do not seek. I find.” Arrogant gasbag though he was, Picasso certainly described the dream of birders everywhere. Delving...

I and the Bird

I and the Bird #59

October 4, 2007 by Mike No Comments

Conjure an image of a 21st century naturalist and you’ll probably envision an intrepid adventurer swaddled in wicking fabrics, shod in state-of-the-art hiking boots,...

I and the Bird

I and the Bird #58

September 20, 2007 by Mike No Comments

Old goatherds swear how all night long they hear The warning whirr and burring of the bird Who wakes with darkness and till dawn...

I and the Bird

I and the Bird #57

September 6, 2007 by Mike No Comments

Despite their dramatically different settings, birding and blogging are a lot alike.Â For one, they’re both a lot of fun, assuming you like that...

I and the Bird

I and the Bird #56

August 22, 2007 by Mike No Comments

The back-to-school season is fast approaching for those of us in countries who observe summer vacation during the months of July and August. Summer...

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