So, you’re gushing over the watercress of springtime … … and who should come but some old friends you knew on the plateau years back … The Bohemian Waxwings Are Here! As […]
And Then Comes the Hawk
The Advantage of Bohemian Waxwing Ankle Joints
I want some. The hair, too!
Starlings on the Moon
What can I say. It’s a beautiful thing.
The Waxwings Are Here!
Imagine, you’re a crabapple tree, just hanging out. Kind of a foggy day. Then it happens! The waxwings are coming! And they are here, covering every tree in sight, taking turns to […]
Canada Geese Making Art
Geese eating rotten apples.Geese making art. The Dance of the Geese. Mass choreography, with geese. Never underestimate the perspective changing ability of a Canada goose. Here are some geese dancing to Bach. […]
A Visit From the Loons
If you’ve ever lived in the north, you will rejoice with me. The loons are here, passing through to the Pacific. (Hint: in Europe, they’re called divers. See the one in front, […]
Self Portrait With Snow (and Birds)
Honk Squawk Shhhh Coo TweetAren’t you glad we’re not alone?
For the Love of Birds
My mother, who died a week ago on Sunday, did not like starlings. This was not because she did not like birds. She loved those. As a girl in the 1930s, she […]
Julia’s Sunflower Has a Visitor
Julia Aleynikova is a young poet from the north east Ural mountains, who gave me six sunflower to plant while she went to Minsk for the summer. Her poem “Lady Fallen to Earth” […]
Speaking the Language of the Birds
Raven and the moon … An Old Story The reason that people could once read the language of the birds to tell the future is that if you are a place you […]
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