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Month: July 2011
TAILS Visit Number Two
To continue my volunteering at TAILS Humane Society, I spent two more hours there on a rainy Saturday morning. As soon as I arrived I was put to work walking dogs! This is one of the main things I wanted to do when I volunteered so I was thrilled to get to on just my
Review of Birds of Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Central and West Pacific
The Birds of Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Central and West Pacific: (Princeton Illustrated Checklists) is a concise, light, pocketable guide that can easily be packed in a carry-on bag when visiting one of the numerous islands the guide covers. These include: Hawaii, Fiji, Tonga, Nauru, Samoa, American Samoas, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of
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Burlington Prairie – Dickcissels
I took Bella Nova Scotia to a local forest preserve called Burlington Prairie. The weather was hot (as it has been everywhere lately) so we just took a fast loop. Dickcissels were calling constantly from all directions. Dickcissel Bella Nova Scotia Thirsty pup going for a drink Beautiful open farm country!
Review of Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer & Build
Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build [Princeton University Press] by Peter Goodfellow is beautifully illustrated with art and photos depicting how birds construct their homes. Many birds design, engineer, and build their nests, structures which must withstand all types of weather, protect against predation, and all this under their own “bird” power. Avian
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Bird Photography Weekly #152
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Volunteering at TAILS (Animal Shelter)
I had been thinking of volunteering at an animal shelter for quite some time but didn’t want to commit until I was settled in to a more regular schedule. Now that I think I am, I decided to go for it and went to TAILS in DeKalb, Illinois to start volunteering. For the first three
Phriday Photo – Full Moon
July 15th, 2011 I digiscoped the moon with our new Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 and our always reliable Swarovski spotting scope.
