Rants
Animated Short: Musings on The Big Year
Hurricanes rage, floods sweep, rains pummel, mud buries, and fires incinerate….in the background, meanies and cronies run amuck in our capitals, dummies run for high office, and closet gays try to counsel the gay away in perfectly nice people. The budget deficit is skyrocketing, the richer get richer, the poor get poorer, we’re waging two [...]
Who Are The Next “Great” Birders?
The next era of birding will be ushered in by a new crop of great birders. Who will they be? I wrote this post a few months ago but chewed on it a while after sharing it with a few friends, birders, and members of the ABA board. After reading so many good opinions on [...]
Gut Wrenching Reality of Oil Spill Disaster
If you’re feeling a bit removed, a bit numb, a bit out of the fray of the biggest oil spill/environmental disaster in U.S. history, these images may help you understand its scope of damage. Boston.com: Oil Reaches Louisiana Shores Be ready to be punched in the gut. But don’t stop there. Do something. Call someone. [...]
Our Mission: Get More People “Out There” With Nature
I recently renewed contact with a long-lost friend who said “What you do [for a living] sounds so interesting. Getting out there with nature.” It was a kind, thoughtful comment. But I thought, how funny. Getting “out there” with nature. As if I and nature were not one in the same, were not cut from [...]
Birding With Kids: The Raw, Unfiltered Truth
I’m ALL FOR getting kids inspired by nature, but as I’ve said before, here at Birds, Words, & Websites, I’m all about the truth. Therefore, I must beg you to consider the raw, unfiltered reality of birding with kids before you attempt this yourself.
