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Blue Skies, Nuthin' but Blue Skies
We all stared at the flat blue expanse of the firmament. Not a cloud, not a wisp, heck, very few contrails even. We battled eye floaties, crinks in our necks, and sunburn hoping today was the big one… more →
Murmuring Trees
Blue Skies, Nuthin' but Blue Skies
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bevson wrote 2 months ago: We all stared at the flat blue expanse of the firmament. Not a cloud, not a wisp, heck, very few con … more →
Northern Wheatear in DeKorte Park
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bevson wrote 2 months ago: Northern Wheatears rarely visit the metro area. They breed in the high Arctic, Alaska and Greenland. … more →
Clean-up day at Mt. Peter Hawk Watch
bevson wrote 2 months ago: Mt. Peter Hawk Watch is volunteer run. And am I honored to be among those who will stand on the pla … more →
Jamaica Bay meet-up
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bevson wrote 2 months ago: With an eye to the sky and a wish in my heart, Christopher (who had driven down from MA the night be … more →
Lepidopterist Grammar Question
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bevson wrote 3 months ago: I stood next to the car smearing on sunscreen. My reflection shimmered in the heat in the dark-tin … more →
Singin' the Blues
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bevson wrote 3 months ago: “Blue, Blue, I’m so Blue, Blue, Blue.” A long time ago, a birding friend told me t … more →
Wading with Shorebirds at Jamaica Bay
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bevson wrote 3 months ago: C’mon, let’s take a walk. Wait, did you go get your permit? Yes? Ok then. In a few wee … more →
Birding the Long Trail
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bevson wrote 4 months ago: The sun was beating down mercilessly as I trudged down a particularly open part of the Appalachian T … more →
What's the deal-ee-o?
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bevson wrote 4 months ago: “Why are we stopping?” I shrugged, “I dunna know.” I pulled the car over ont … more →
What're You Lookin' At?
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bevson wrote 4 months ago: Where you goin’? What do ya see? I don’t see anything. Wait. Maybe. Piping Plovers are … more →
Bird Photography Weekly
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bevson wrote 5 months ago: Perhaps the most abundant warbler and certainly one of my faves, the masked Common Yellowthroat is e … more →
Bird Photography Weekly
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bevson wrote 5 months ago: A long time ago, when I lived in the city in a walk-up apartment above a store and next to a bar; I … more →
Bird Photography Weekly
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bevson wrote 5 months ago: Long shafts of dying light filter through the trees, illuminating the stillness with a cathedral gra … more →
Grassland Bird Survey
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bevson wrote 6 months ago: As soon as I turned off the engine, I heard the sliding song of a Prairie Warbler. While not one of … more →
Mouths to Feed
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bevson wrote 6 months ago: A flutter of movement drew me across the street. A dark bird flashed away. I was scanning the tree … more →
Bird Photography Weekly
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bevson wrote 6 months ago: Sitting in the car with all the windows and sunroof open, I leaned back with my eyes closed to revel … more →
Birding Doodletown
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bevson wrote 6 months ago: Seriously. There is actually a place called Doodletown. It is one of the local hotspots and the o … more →
Birding Duke Farms
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bevson wrote 6 months ago: Once upon a time, friends and I would go to Duke Gardens every February to walk in the greenhouses a … more →
