An unbearably cute four week old white kitten with blue eyes was recently discovered outside the Dining Hall. The cat, stuck in a crawl space, must have been dropped by its mother, who was then unable to retrieve to kitten. A staff member heard the pathetic little mews, almost mistaking them for bird chirps. She [...]
Robins built their nest outside the Keith House stage (as they do each year) and I decided to document some of her accomplishments. I was careful to set up the remote camera on the porch while they were out foraging for food, then sat in the far corner and awaited their approach. I have not read [...]
After a week of watching birds with my Folk School class, I have this (“Old Sam, Peabody, Peabody”) and several other mnemonics to remember bird calls racing through my head. Well, more like stuffed in and tumbling out as I try not to forget it all. In just 4 and a half days, we saw [...]
A marketing worker-bee by day, a dancer/weaver/botanist at 5 pm – that’s how I would have described myself a few months ago. I think I’ve been bitten by the birding bug, though, so I might have to revise this description. It’s hard to avoid being at least a casual birder at the Folk School – [...]