10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Isn’t every other blog post or tweet these days about how people are learning to bird? Her essays are structured pieces of writing with layers of personal stories over literature over memories, punctuated with emotions, a little bit of philosophizing, and humor. Not an enticing subject, I think. How is birding like rock climbing?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2018
The end of August, which often seems synonymous with the end of summer, evokes an entire spectrum of emotion, from sweet to bitter. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Birders, however, approach that wistful moment with more excitement than, say, school children.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 1, 2020
The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds. Alison Vilag’s “Extralimital” started out as an exceptional personal blog post about spotting a Common Swift while guiding birders on St.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 30, 2011
What you need to know about fostering pets: Time and resources – A person or family must have the time, room and resources to dedicate to a foster pet in order for it to be a positive experience for all parties involved.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 15, 2012
If you don’t have a blog either give a 100-word description of your Best Bird of the Year in the comments below or email a description to corey AT 10000birds DOT com by 24 December (you can include an image if you want – just make it a maximum of 600 pixels across). You can read the whole story on my blog, Queensgirl. Sound good?
Animal Person
JULY 21, 2010
I somehow became the non-vet, go-to person regarding dogs and diabetes, I suppose due to my frequent blogging about Violet Rays (left), my greyhound who has been through diabetes, blindness (then cataract replacement), glaucoma and retina detachment. The following factors affect blood glucose: emotions, exercise, food and insulin.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
I enjoy these books tremendously, and I know other birders, some blogging here, who gobble them up. On the other hand, Phoebe Snetsinger’s memoir, Birding on Borrowed Time , becomes tedious because of her lack of emotional disclosure. It’s tough birding the rainforest on your own. The Jewel Hunter can be frustrating in this respect.
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