Tag Archives: Birding
Virginia Nature Journal for April
Smells arouse old memories, good and bad. The coconut bouquet of prickly gorse bushes evokes memories of ranks of jasmine blossom on the chalky downs of the Isle of Wight where I was born and Algy Swinburne grew up. Oh, … Continue reading
Posted in Other, Seasons in Virginia
Tagged Algernon Swinburne, Birding, bluebirds, nest-boxes, Virginia Bluebird Society
Citizen Science
At one time all scientists were amateurs. Most were gentlemen with private incomes like Charles Darwin or clergymen like the Rev. Gilbert White whose church stipend enabled him to spend spare time rambling in the Hampshire countryside. There was a … Continue reading
