Birdchick.com
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My birding adventures in the Twin Cities and beyond (also a little bit about being a park ranger and beekeeper). |
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| Located: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Tags: | birds, bird watching, bird feeding, birding, beekeeping, national park service, bird banding, travel, bees |
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Latest Blog Posts
Hazards of Hand Feeding Raptors on Nov 20, 2009 in hawks raptors Carpenter Natuer Center Warning! This video gets kinda gross…especially for me. After we banded birds this morning at Carpenter Nature Center, I was asked if I could help feed some of their education birds of prey. Their red-tailed hawk is a very easy going imprinted...
Chasing Golden Eagle 42 on Nov 19, 2009 in Uncategorized WARNING: some of the photos in this post are of animal parts. If you are squeamish, this might freak you out. I don’t think this is as gross as previous photos in this blog, but Non Birding Bill frequently points out that I have a very differen...
Identifying Ducks On Aerial Waterfowl Surveys on Nov 18, 2009 in Mississippi River National Parks I was planning on Monday being a busy day: wake up and meet the pilot and fellow counter at the small airport at 7am, count ducks for 2 hours, tweak an article due that day, take our new Kia in to our mechanic for the final approval, edit photos, hav...
Birds and Beers This Thursday on Nov 17, 2009 in Uncategorized On the off chance you haven’t checked the Birds and Beers tab at the top of the page: The next Birds and Beers is November 19, 2009 at 6:00 pm at Merlin’s Rest. Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities–if you’r...
Favorite Holiday Recipe on Nov 17, 2009 in OpenSky A friend and fellow blogger called Makeover Momma (wonder if I should have a bird makeover in the blog some day) asked for submissions for our favorite Holiday Recipes! I think she was hoping for fudge and cookies and gingerbread, but of course, mi...
Hummer Helmets & Hummingbird Hats on Nov 16, 2009 in Uncategorized Oh deary me…just when you thought birder clothing couldn’t get any weirder! There’s been a video going around of a “hummer helmet” that you can wear to attract hummingbirds. I’m all for birding innovation and tryin...
