“Animals are my friends…and I don’t eat my friends.” — George Bernard Shaw Take that, Sarah.
Archive of posts tagged nature
Changing paths
“Hoo. Hooo-hoo. Hoo. Hoo. “I lift my head in surprise, my heartbeat quickening at this familiar yet uncommon call. Uncommon, at least, in my neighborhood. I’ve been told that dozens of great horns are scattered throughout the city, most often heard–and occasionally seen–in large, wooded areas like Kincaid and Hillside parks.” This excerpt comes from [...]
Blue and bold
Young Steller’s Jay seems intrepid and curious. The Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is a jay native to western North America, closely related to the Blue Jay found in the rest of the continent, but with a black head and upper body. This bird is named after the German naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller who discovered them [...]
A memory card a day
The perturbing case of the walking robin The author of Make Your Photos Speak recommends taking 24-100 photos a day. But she’s studied and practiced photography for years. I try to trigger curiousity and fill a small memory card daily with photos and images. I can do this without fear of failure. No. I fear [...]