In the book “Soul Friend,” released last month by Blackwater Press, my friend Sheila McEntee writes movingly of her affinity for nature. She draws insights from her experiences observing flora and fauna whether hiking deep in the Appalachian woods or merely looking out the windows of her West Virginia home. Sheila and I were classmatesContinue reading “‘Soul Friend’ book: a love letter to birds and nature”
Category Archives: Bird Books
Chasing a nemesis bird with birding author Julia Zarankin
If you are reading this post, you’re either already a birder or taking your first steps on the path to becoming one. Even if neither of those situations applies, I recommend that you read a wondeful book on discovering the joys of birding: Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder: A Memoir, by Julia Zarankin. JuliaContinue reading “Chasing a nemesis bird with birding author Julia Zarankin”
State-by-state birding guidebooks by Stan Tekiela
Through the wonders of online browsing, I discovered an outstanding series of birding books that are excellent guides to our avian friends in many, many states. The books are by Stan Tekiela, a naturalist and photographer from Minnesota who is building a one-person franchise of nature guides. The first of Tekiela’s books I picked upContinue reading “State-by-state birding guidebooks by Stan Tekiela”
Hope is gone for the ivory-billed woodpecker
As I suspect most birders did, I read with sadness the news accounts late last week that the ivory-billed woodpecker was at last declared extinct. The New York Times story included video I had not previously seen of those magnificent creatures in Louisiana in 1935. I can’t remember when I first learned about the ivory-billedContinue reading “Hope is gone for the ivory-billed woodpecker”
The Jersey Birder 