I am getting ready to hang out with several bloggers from around the country and tour Swarovski Optik’s facility in Cranston, Rhode Island. So far our trip out here has been great, including a few life birds (more about them later!) and several states I’ve never been to before (including Rhode Island). Here’s a view
Category: Updates
Something’s Different
You may have noticed (hopefully) that there has been a major change at Birdfreak.com. We are still focused on bird conservation marketing and promoting the joys of birding, but we decided it was time for an upgrade in our look. The biggest difference and our favorite part of this face lift is our new logo!
Our Jeff Corwin Experience
A couple months ago we heard that Jeff Corwin was going to be in Sycamore, Illinois (about 30 miles southeast of our home in Rockford) so we decided to make it a family event and bought tickets. Saturday we had the live “Jeff Corwin Experience” and it was awesome! Jeff Corwin being mobbed with questions
Happy Easter!
This photo is from last year as we are now covered with snow again. It’s either Sprinter or Wing, take your pick., but I know which sounds better to me! –Vern Compassplant – Summer 2007
A Year Ago Today…
Baby “Angel” Doberman as a puppy Exactly one year ago today we said good-bye to a dear friend – our 12 year-old Doberman Baby. Before she became part of our family, we suspect Baby was in training to be a dog-fighter. The night Jennie (Veery) found her coincided with a series of crackdowns on gang-related
Guide: Taking Kids Birding
We have the great pleasure of teaching three young children the wonders of nature, especially birds. Thus, we have decided to create a guide to help others understand some of the “tricks” to taking kids birding. View the entire guide now or you can download the PDF version [444 KB] Here is an excerpt: Start
Merry Christmas!!
We posted this last year and were happy with it so decided to have another go at it! ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The cat had removed any stray rodents running the floors, Because she followed the policy to keep cats
Ice Storm
Last December 1st we were treated with 12 inches of snow. So what happens this December 1st? Ice storm!! Here we have some Big Bluestem that buckled under the weight of the ice.
