10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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. She teaches essay writing as a writing professor at Bard College, but teaching doesn’t always mean one can do it, we all know that. Rogers can.

Birds 261

Birds Sparrows Connecticut New York 261

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2024

I was high and happy, not from “420” drugs but from the altitude and the anticipation of seeing woodpeckers and owls I had never seen before. Late summer 2023 the lakes and ponds had been empty, presumably because the ducks and geese were moulting. What is 100% true is the flight number I took into Denver: 420.

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Denver Colorado Ducks Mules 158

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

But the fact remains there may be a few more weeks yet of getting by enjoying pretty ducks, and savoring the returning Tree Swallows and Eastern Phoebes before we get to that magic tipping point where the flood gates open and things get really interesting. But overall, I was surprised to see the overwhelmingly positive body of feeling.

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Delaware Colorado 2012 Advocacy 234

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

In the finest tradition of Romanticism, gulls dwell in the mystic world of dark and morbid imagery and emotions, which is expressed in often eroticized ways of aesthetic self-dramatization*. Clare: It’s actually “Gulls, Ducks & Deadly Critters&#. Gulls are deep and meaningful creatures. Get yours today!

2011 158

2011 Birds Deer Europe 158

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

Felonious Jive really likes a ravishing returning rarity – a Falcated Duck. Falcated Duck by Felonious Jive Duncan Wright had some pretty good birds to choose from for his Best Bird of the Year. I chose the Black-backed Woodpecker as my Best Bird of the Year for a couple of reasons. Sound good?

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2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 143