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Angel’s Miracle

4 The Love Of Animals

On May 5, 2010, I adopted a two-year-old poodle/terrier mix from our local shelter, Animal Allies. She came from another shelter as a stray, had been abused, was very skinny, and she was extremely shy and afraid of everyone. When I told them Angel’s name, they said it was definitely the perfect name for her.

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Our Best Birds of 2020

10,000 Birds

Tristan could certainly use a better year, though his BBOTY was a pretty good one – and he too did not get a photo but he found an illustration: By the end of October, things were looking pretty grim for my ten-year stretch of recording at least one life bird each year, a streak I’ve maintained since I began keeping a life list in 2010.

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