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In which I find what I’m looking for | Birds and Words
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A Somewhat Birder and a Writer. In which I find what I’m looking for. November 3, 2013. But which I had never bothered to notice. And then this weekend, something strange happened. I finally saw a (male! Here I was, in the presence of a duck I’ve been trying to track down for the past two years! I stared and tried my best to take in his regal appearance. And I’m ashamed to say that my first thought was “oh, but it isn’t as glorious as the Wood Duck! How could that possibly be? The moment of distress only...
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We’re Moving! | Birds and Words
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A Somewhat Birder and a Writer. November 13, 2013. Exciting news here at Birds and Words. This blog is moving to an exciting new home. You can now read the blog in its new incarnation over at http:/ coyot.es/birdsandwords/. I’m thrilled to be a part of the Coyote.es. Network. It’s a vibrant network of bloggers interested in nature, environmentalism, conservation, and the landscape around us. Lots of fabulous bird writing, too! I will no longer be updating this site, so please look for me at my new home.
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Histrionicus histrionicus | Birds and Words
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A Somewhat Birder and a Writer. November 5, 2013. In my rush of overthinking the meaning of biding and life, or the way the two overlap for me these days, or whatever it was I couldn’t stop pondering in my slightly frantic previous post, I think I might have neglected to dwell sufficiently on the inherent awesomeness of the Harlequin Duck. A pack of beauties. Photo from here. Yes, the pic comes from a hunting site. But please don’t shoot the Harlequins! With which she wrote her characters. If Histrio...