Inspiration

The Summer Doldrums

July 30, 2012 by Corey 7 Comments
Nothing is quite as much of a downer to a birder than the summer doldrums. Migration hasn’t really kicked in, the breeders aren’t tied...
Birding

Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of May 2012?

May 17, 2012 by Mike 7 Comments
Here we are immersed in the fullness of May. I wonder how many recognize just how special this time of year is, not just...
Inspiration

“Birds of Passage” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

May 1, 2012 by Corey 5 Comments
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the most popular American poet during the nineteenth century though as the years have passed his star has dimmed in...
Inspiration

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

March 3, 2012 by Corey 12 Comments
Wallace Stevens’ “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” is a marvel of modernist poetry. It is only 246 words long, divided into thirteen...
Inspiration

What can I say…..

December 11, 2011 by Clare M 1 Comment
Time for some poetry! What can I say about Roebuck Bay… The pindan cliffs, the miles of sea A seabed full of history. What...
Inspiration

Bird Limericks

October 21, 2011 by Mike 10 Comments
Back in 2007, DK Publishing produced what I still consider the consummate birding coffee table book.   If you haven’t seen it, BIRD: The...
Inspiration

“Purple Martins” by Carl Sandburg

September 5, 2011 by Corey 2 Comments
“Purple Martins” first appeared in print in Carl Sandburg’s 1920 collection of poems, Smoke and Steel, published six years after he rose to prominence...
Inspiration

What Is So Rare As A Day In June?

June 3, 2011 by Mike 33 Comments
The quote “What Is So Rare As A Day In June?” may be familiar to most readers (the sentiment certainly is!) but its source...
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