Category Archives: Birding
Cocky Coyotes
Two fully-grown coyotes crossed the road in front of us at 10 AM today before I turned into Jamestown Beach. A patrolman told me he had seen others. The boldness of these sleek canids in shaggy coats the color of … Continue reading
Tango in the Snow
On Valentine’s Day, I queried an AI bot about the idealistic love that Ancient Greeks called agape and compare it with the romantic notion of love. This is how it replied: “The main difference between romantic love and agape love … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Inge Curtis birds
Tagged Agape love, Cosmic love, Romantic love, Spoonbill, Teilhard de Chardin, Valentine's Day
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Downy Woodpeckers
“… suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door— Only this and nothing more.” The return of two Downies to our backyard reminded … Continue reading
Humans Boom while Birds Crash
The United Nations estimates that our population reached 8 billion this week. In 1900, it was 1.6 billion but by the turn of the 21st century, we had grown to over 6 billion. That is nearly 2 billion more mouths … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Nature
Tagged extinction, Murmuration, Starling, world population
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Bring Your Cat Indoors
We heard a different owl calling in the woods behind our home today at twilight, not the familiar sound of Barred Owls. It hooted softly, as a tiger might purr to itself, watching a herd of antelopes. It was the … Continue reading
Roger musing about Peace with Nature 