tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115377582011-12-14T21:45:42.989-05:00I'm a scientific, reality-based, lefty, earthy, geeky and American product of evolution. These are my views of our planet, its unfortunate inhabitants and their adaptations.TroutGrrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022297157070815736noreply@blogger.comBlogger3841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11537758.post-1152631194811292162006-07-11T11:09:00.000-04:002006-07-20T07:02:52.413-04:00

It was more than a week ago now that B and I hooked up with some of the Flygirls for a group outing on the Muskegon River. The weather was beautiful last Saturday afternoon and I think all Newaygo County residents with a penchant for tubing were enjoying the day floating the river. B and I headed north and arrived in Newaygo just before noon. We found a batch of Flygirls taking a break from

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The 4th of July was an above-average day for us. We missed out on hot dogs and fireworks, but we did manage to spend some time on a river, fishing rods in hand. B and I and 2 good friends hit the Shiawassee River for a short kayak and canoe paddling trip with lots of stops for excellent smallmouth bass fishing. We decided to fish the same stretch that I'd fished a couple of weekends earlier

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The cavity in this little feather-lined stick nest is so deep that the only way I can see into it is to poke my camera inside the nestbox and blindly take a photograph. I think I can see 6 little house wrens (Troglodytes aedon) here. I don't know how many eggs there were since I couldn't see into the nest and I never bothered to photograph the evidence. It looks like these little guys probably

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To celebrate the 1st birthday of the I and the Bird blog carnival, carnival founder Mike of 10,000 Birds issued a request that past participants in IATB write a little bit about why they enjoy birding and blogging about birds. No problemo. For me, this is an easy answer.... Reasons I Bird #1 - I was introduced early. As a rural farm kid, I was always interested in animals - both wild and

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At sixteen days post-hatching, these 4 little Eastern bluebirds are look to be approaching fledging day. That accomplishment is probably 3 or 4 days away, but I'll not bother them any more; I don't want to shoo them from their nest prematurely. They'll have enough challenges without me adding that one. Both parents have been working tirelessly to feed everyone. It looks like their efforts have

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I find the search strings that lead internet surfers here to S&S very interesting. Many are obvious and not surprising, others are remarkably odd. Other bloggers find 'search analysis' quite interesting too. A while back, John took the time to answer or address some of his search inquiries directly. I like his idea and have a desire to accomplish something similar, yet significantly less

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Doggy swimming teachers redeem themselves.Dylan never quite felt comfortable with the idea last year, but he took the plunge on his first opportunity this summer. We visited B's parents on their lake up north this weekend and enjoyed ourselves swimming and fishing. Dylan swam and ran himself absolutely ragged. He'd retrieve the tennis ball or a stick from the lake, run a few big

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Four little bluebirds hatched from 5 eggs. They should be ready to fledge in another 10-12 days. We've got fledglings galore around here right now - sparrows, robins, swallows, bluebirds, finches.And I discovered a house wren nest, complete with eggs. We almost never have wren eggs in our nest boxes. Lots of nests, but never any eggs. Not so this time.Technorati tag(s): birding, nature

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B didn't arrive home from Montana until Saturday night, so she missed a fun paddle/fishing trip on the Shiawassee River on Saturday afternoon. The river is flowing just below normal volume now - down from its recent post-rainy spell flood level. The aquatic weed growth is underway, but is not yet abundant enough to limit fly presentation to surface techniques only. A streamer is not yet off

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Today's the day - right on schedule. This little guy's already bushed. I'll check on his siblings tonight.UPDATE:At 6:00 PM, it's 3 down, 2 to go...Technorati tag(s): birding, nature

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Oh my my. I must beg a thousand pardons for my recent internet neglect. Work and school have been quite busy - plantings are nearly finished - and other stuff has taken up the rest of my time. My time is limited enough that I decided not to put in a vegetable garden this year. How 'bout that?With her mom finally home from knee replacement surgery and rehabilitation, B headed off to Montana

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It's been a pretty successful season for bird families so far here in the handful of nestboxes in our yard and surrounding fields. We've got 5 or 6 nestboxes to check regularly. Our first nest of bluebirds, blogged previously, were reared successfully and fledged a few weeks ago. I see the young birds in the yard somewhat infrequently. One family of house sparrows (invasive species) has

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B and I have had a rather unsatisfactory, yet tiring, Memorial Day weekend. B's mom has been in the hospital for a knee replacement surgery that hasn't gone simply or easily. She's OK, but will end up staying for at least a week rather than the 3 days originally planned. Lots of additional planning and phone calling have kept all our various phone lines busy all weekend. We also finally said

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Nowadays, Memorial Day is largely a social opportunity for most Americans, a day away from work, the official starter's pistol of summer. We head for the lake, for the cottage up north, Grandma's house and spend the day grilling burgers and dogs, drinking beer, swimming, enjoying the sunshine. While this is a valid way to spend the day, we're pretty far removed from the original intention of

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B and I, along with a couple of friends, strolled through the East Lansing Art Festival this weekend. We saw lots of remarkably cool paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, tapestries. We saw plenty of not-so-interesting stuff too. But I suppose that's to be expected from a small-scale midwestern art festival like this one. What is good art anyway? It's entirely an 'eye

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No fishing to report on this weekend, but B came across this little photo essay about a small little unsupervised family of ducklings that a photographer caught catching some serious wave action at the Tulsa Wave, a man-made whitewater park on the Arkansas River in Tulsa, OK.I'm not sure what type of ducks they are, dabblers of some sort. They were definitely very purposeful in their enjoyment

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[cue 'Jaws' "shark's coming" soundtrack...]Truthout.org is reporting that Karl Rove has been indicted on charges of perjury and lying to investigators in the Plame-Wilson CIA leak case.Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald spent more than half a day Friday at the offices of Patton Boggs, the law firm representing Karl Rove.During the course of that meeting, Fitzgerald served attorneys for former

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B and I were both bone-tired from 2 long days of intense driftboat fishing on the Manistee River. We've fished with a guide probably 4 or 5 times now and it seems that we've fished ourselves into physical exhaustion each time. But I'm certainly not complaining. We had arranged to take Monday off from work to enjoy a leisurely return to civilian life - and it's a good thing we did.Monday, we

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B and I enjoyed a well-deserved, up-north, 4-day fishing trip with about a dozen Flygirls this past weekend. We all stayed with Schmidt's Outfitters in Wellston using their lodging facilities as our group HQ and their guides for driftboat fishing on area rivers on Saturday and Sunday.B and I got off to a late start tearing ourselves away from home and work on Friday morning. After checking

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I cracked open the door and snuck one last peak at our nest of 5 bluebirds (out of 6 eggs) upon our return home on Monday night. They appear close to fledging so I'll not bother them for a picture - I don't want to shoo them out of their nest prematurely.Another nest of 4 or 5 tree swallows hatched while we were gone. I can hear them inside. A third nestbox with house sparrow eggs has been

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I'm back from a long weekend away. No phone, no internet, great time - plenty of birds and fish. In fact, we bagged a few birds from my 'Most Beautiful Birds list.' More on all of that later.What'd I miss?Technorati tag(s): me

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Agriculture NewsA collaboration by MSU Extension, the Michigan Coalition of Black Farmers and Branches of the Vine Food Buyers Cooperative is bringing fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables to low-income Detroit neighborhoods. Members of a Detroit neighborhood are getting a chance to learn about production agriculture and livestock raising, thanks to a partnership effort between Michigan

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We enjoyed our first asparagus spears for dinner tonight. I missed a few stalks that froze a couple of nights ago. What a waste! I looooove asparagus and my garden now yields a nice bouquet for dinner every night if we want it. And we usually do.For some reason, we never ate asparagus in my family. We didn't grow it and we didn't eat it. Looking back, we only grew and ate annuals. We must

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Nuthatch at Bootstrap Analysis tagged me with this Most Beautiful Bird Meme started by John at DC Birding Blog. I'm mandated to post a list of the 10 birds I consider to be the most beautiful, whether I've actually seen them or not. I have the option to limit the list to the ABA area (continental United States and Canada) or use a geographic area of my choosing - I chose continental US and

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Several of these small, wispy feathers were found on the ground beneath a stand of mature tall, 'power company' pine trees in a nearby forest. They're about 3" long and are very light and fine, like marabou. I'd guess they're breast feathers of a duck of some sort. Perhaps a wood duck or another tree-nesting duck? I've never seen a wood duck up close so I have no idea how likely that is.Any

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These little nestlings hatched about 3 days ago I think. I hope this cold snap doesn't depress the bug population enough to make putting dinner on the table difficult for Mom and Pop...Technorati tag(s): nature, birding

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I've fantasized about this combination of obsessions, but I guess I wasn't the only one. The four young guys making up this bluegrass band, called "Chasin' Steel" are steelhead fanatics from Marquette, in the UP. I don't know about their fishing techniques, but they're pretty good at bluegrass. They've got a couple of mandolin players, and banjo, guitar, bass and dulcimer skills between them

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The fishing deities were smiling on me.In honor of Earth Day (and the weekend) we headed out bright and early Saturday morning for our favorite, most-local stream for a half-day of steelhead fishing. Our last visit a week ago, yielded a couple of hookups for B and none for me even though the small creek was relatively loaded with steelies. Today, we saw many fewer fish, but I had significantly

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Some recent search strings that led surfers to S&S:effects of sarcasm on childrenfly fish animalhow to kill sandhill craneswhat does mourning dove mean?talking fish cartoonharry vetchblack girls with big naturalsdifference: mature new potatoesbenefits of sarcasmflickr asian ladytrout bum dairytrout bum diarytrout bum dairiesmichigan secret fishingpatagonia wader reviewbrokeback anglersred firefly

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After getting skunked on the White earlier in the week, we were looking forward to a weekend steelhead fishing trip to cure our fish-deficiency ills. B picked up some spawn to help improve our chances. We headed out early and, before 9:00 AM, were hiking downstream on our favorite, most local steelhead stream - 'Secret Creek.' There were already several cars parked at each of the first few

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B and I hooked up with our friend Speytrout for a long-awaited fishing trip to the White River in Oceana County, MI this week. We'd planned this outing months ago to coincide with Speytrout's vacation schedule. We'd hoped to time the spring steelhead run just right and enjoy a day of arm- and smile-tiring steelhead fishing.We headed out Monday morning on the long drive northwest and arrived to

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Mike's brother-in-law Seth is the mystery host of this week's IATB and he's done a really great job. He's managed to list some books that are relevant to each submitted bird-related post. Birds and books, together in one convenient location for our clicking and reading pleasure. Don't miss it!Technorati tag(s): blog carnivals, blogs & links

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We knew that he knew he way back when he was arguing for war to the UN. Why did he wait until now to 'fess up?Technorati tag(s): liberal politics

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B and I took a drive a little way north to the Maple River State Game Area (map) on Sunday afternoon to do a little spring migratory birding and to allow Dylan, our little border collie, a bit of always-needed exercise. We managed about a 4-mile hike and some good birding. We arrived at about 3:00PM to find a single automobile in the parking area - I had expected it to be a more popular place on

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Technorati tag(s): birding, nature

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The bluebirds [Sialia sialis] are at it already. This nest is a lovely beak-woven arrangement of local, natural, uniformly proportioned grass blades attractively nestled inside a homemade, south-westerly facing nestbox constructed of untreated pine. The setting is an open, old field of mixed grasses and forbs bordered by conifers and wetlands.Martha would be so very proud.Technorati tag(s):

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I think many in the information-collection-and-interpretation fields of government might agree with Dr. Kandel:Noting that it's "a terrible time for science" in the U.S., Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel has compared the effects of government science policy to the Eisenhower-McCarthy era, when scientists were persecuted for their political beliefs.Kandel's remarks came during an interview with Science

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No, not tax day!Don't forget to check out National Geographic's LIVE Sandhill Crane Cam (and related info and videos) before the spring migration is over...Technorati tag(s): birding, nature

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5 things I learned/remembered this weekend:I had forgotten how loud our local spring peepers areTree swallows and tree frogs are about againCommunity theatre is a good thing and should be enjoyed every once in awhileSome of my in-laws are very cool peopleWeekends don't have to include fishing to be fun and relaxingTechnorati tag(s): me

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Nuthatch at Bootstrap Analysis has not only posted the 20th edition of the I and the Bird blog carnival, she's created a whole new web app styled after the popular del.icio.us bookmark organization site. This one's called bird.icio.us...it's waaaay cooler.Technorati tag(s): blog carnivals, blogs & links

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Agriculture NewsA study by the nonprofit group, Cornucopia Institute, ranks 'organic-ness' of milk and other dairy products sold as organic. The group applied federal organic standards as well as additional ecological and humane considerations. Of the 65 brands ranked, 18 received the highest rating. 10 companies refused to participate, and those organizations represent 60-70% of the organic

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I'll admit, we've got a slight case of spring steelhead anxiety... we snuck out again for a half-day attempt to find one or two on Saturday this past weekend. Not wishing to spend more time driving than fishing, we headed for our closest good alternative, 'Secret Creek'. The skies were a very pretty mixture of heavy, dark, precipitation-filled clouds, bright blue sky and rainbows. Occasionally

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I received my copy of the "Trout Bum Diaries: Volume I, Patagonia" DVD on Friday a couple weeks ago. After a way-too-long and hyper-aggravating work week, it was a very pleasant surprise inside my mailbox when I got home. I knew how I'd be spending my Friday night.B and I whipped up some dinner and parked ourselves in front of the TV to enjoy the DVD - and we were not disappointed. The movie

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Here's a fish video that's a little bit unusual. I wish I understood Spanish or had the slightest clue what's going on here. It is definitely worth watching this video all the way to the end. (Consider not clicking the link if you already have nightmares about fish.)Technorati tag(s): blogs & links, fishing

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In case you've missed them, I thought I'd bring to your attention a couple of fly-fishing oriented radio show/podcasts that are available for your downloadable, mobile enjoyment. I'm aware of 3 separate offerings.Fly Fish Radio [RSS] is the eldest of the group. Hosts Mike Overton and Wylie Thomas have just published their 14th podcast. (The 15th is up now -3/24/06) The subjects of their

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B and I enjoyed a full weekend of fly fishing and fly fishing people. On Saturday, we drove across the state to the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo in Warren, MI. We had volunteered to spend a couple of hours at the Flygirls booth distributing information and selling raffle tickets and Flygirls merchandise. We saw lots of friends and made a few new ones while occupied there. Colleen, Nancy and Bill,

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Woohooooo!! 337 posts, 385 thoughtful comments and almost 18,000 wonderful visits since day 1. Like George W. Tush, I had no plan at the outset. Unlike Tush's efforts however, I really like how this endeavor has turned out. I get to flex my one slightly creative brain cell once in a while, write about my favorite ways to spend my free time, rant about parts of American life that are nearly

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B and I snuck out again for a quick steelhead fishing trip last Saturday afternoon. The skies were seriously overcast but calm, and the afternoon air temperature maxed out near 60 oF (15 oC). I chose to don my summer-weight breathable waders rather than neoprene. We last fished this small stream on March 6 when the flow was definitely on the low side of normal - I guessed it to be maybe 100

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Here's a very nice clip of a speech defending our constitutional rights. Too bad it's made-for-TV-drama fiction. I hope Harry Reid and the rest of the Democrats are watching...via AmericaBlog.Technorati tag(s): liberal politics

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Bora at Science and Politics has assembled a collection of 40 avi-centric posts in the 19th edition of I and the Bird blog carnival. Most of the usual suspects are listed, along with lots of new ones. Enjoy...Technorati tag(s): blog carnivals, blogs & links

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11. Turkey vultures12. KilldeerTechnorati tag(s): nature

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It's been posted by GrrrlScientist over at Science Blogs' Living the Scientific Life. There are 32 posts on a variety of scientific and medical subjects including submissions from Mike at 10,000 Birds, Bev at Burning Silo and Coturnix of Circadiana among other regulars and newbies.Technorati tag(s): science, evolution, blog carnivals

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An entire blog devoted to soil science - Transect Points by Philip Small. He's only been blogging for a few months, but I can tell I'll be visiting regularly. Where else can you find good soil-blogging? Well, he does link to a couple other 'dirty' blogs, but it's not a large field.Technorati tag(s): science, nature, agriculture

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The evidence is accumulating:Afternoon temperatures in the 50's for 5 daysRainThunderstormsMuddy, muddy roadHigh, blown out rivers and streamsSandhill cranesRed-winged blackbirdsSpring bulbs emerging bravelySteelhead fishermen are suddenly out again, dang itBugs on the windshieldTechnorati tag(s): nature

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Agriculture NewsThe Smithsonian Institution, the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), and others are planning a 5,000 square foot soil exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The projected opening for the “Soils:Worlds Underfoot,” exhibit, is 2008. The exhibit will occupy one entire hall of the museum and will be displayed for 1.5 years. It will feature state

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May I suggest a petri dish garden?There's more where these came from.Technorati tag(s): science, nature

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We've been enjoying yet another spell of warm weather around these parts. Afternoon temperatures have been in the 50's for the past 2 days (57 today). The snow is nearly gone and our dirt road is quite exciting to navigate. Our house is no place for 2-wheel drive right now. Some people pay extra or travel to far-flung locations for this kind of extreme mud-bogging entertainment. Around our

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I finally got around to seeing "Brokeback Mountain" at the movies several weeks ago, and I have to say, it deserves every bit of praise it has received from critics and the film festival circuit. I was disappointed that it didn't win a couple more Oscars, but it appears that there were quite a few well-crafted films to consider this year. I'll also state, right from the start, that I'm a big

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Six weeks have ticked by since our last fishing outing. Six weeks. Sunday's afternoon trip to Secret Creek was way overdue. The day was beautiful - mostly sunny, calm and the afternoon air temperature was a comfortable 42 oF ( 5 oC). We last fished on January 22 - that trip was also to Secret Creek. At that time, the water was running quite high from recent rain and melting snow. On

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create your own visited countries mapTechnorati tag(s): me

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John's post compelled me to go ahead and map out the states I've visited. I usually think of myself as having travelled only lightly, but this map of my domestic travels says otherwise. Maybe it simply refects my 40+ years of life in the US. You can't help but trample on a few states as you make your way through that much life I s'pose.create your own visited states mapA few colored-in states

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There've been rumblings and gossip among the more compulsive portion of the fly fishing community for some time about a trout fishing movie that's supposedly been in the works since 2004. The movie is now available. It's called 'Trout Bum Diaries: Volume I, Patagonia." The movie has been filmed and produced by 'The Angling Exploration Group' (the folks behind the FishSpawn blog). They

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That Rob! He's the birder-proprietor of The Birdchaser blog and, apparently, quite a forward-thinking kind of guy. Today, he's posted the 18th edition of I and the Bird blog carnival from 30 years in the future. He writes to let us know that, in 2036, no one questions global climate change anymore and that people still care about birds - enough to tag them all with RFID chips to facilitate

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Aunt Joan and Uncle Tom in the yard at the farm, playing a game that requires a few handy props and a little resourcefulness. No Playstation necessary. They look like good kids, don't they? There's a nice car in the garage and that same old chest freezer up against the far garage wall that remained until the 80's.Here's my Gramma as a young woman, in the late 1910's or early 1920's probably.

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One of my cousins sent around a huge bunch of 150 digitized photos from old albums that were my Grandmother's. There are lots of tin or paper portraits of various family members taken in the early 1900's - some people I recognize, some I don't. Many photos are also more recent, of my Gramma's family, of my dad and his 4 siblings in the 40s and 50s. These folks are the farming side of my

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I like the mostly cold, dry weather we've had for the last week or so - overnight temperatures below 15 oF (-9 oC). Daily maximums remaining below melting, mostly. It seems like the way Michigan winter should be. And I like the light, fluffy, lake-effect snow flurries that have breezed slowly through about once per day. We started our work week with a nice flurry early this morning. Driving

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I've added a link in the side menu for a blog called 'Burning Silo.' The name alone was enough to catch my attention; the content sealed the deal. I've since noticed that some of my blogger friends were already aware of Bev and her great blog from eastern Ontario. Oh well, I'm glad I found it eventually.Here's a link to a story and a short video Bev posted recently that effectively documents

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I received a copy of Red-Tails in Love : PALE MALE'S STORY--A True Wildlife Drama in Central Park by Marie Winn as a Christmas gift this year, and it provided excellent, light, enjoyable bed-time reading for a couple of weeks thereafter. My copy is an updated, 2005 edition of the original novel, which was published in 1999. This updated edition includes an extra epilogue, written in 1998, and a

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A 16-pound rainbow trout. Kenai, Alaska.Technorati tag(s): fishing

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I have to apologize for my lack of posting over the last couple of weeks. My work and school have been rather draining. And not for any good, worthwhile, productive reasons either. Both have taken on a rather helter-skelter and aggravating texture lately. I hope I can steer through it, straighten out the wheels and get back to inspired, enjoyable blogging in short order.Fortunately, there's

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Amy, over at WildBird on the Fly is inviting us all to the current edition of I and the Bird blog carnival which has been arranged into more of a festival format. All the usual suspects are on the speaker list and a very wide range of birdy subjects is included. Technorati tag(s): blog carnivals, blogs & links

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Molly Ivins has a nice new piece highlighting some of the great work Harry Whittington, the victim of the recent Darth Cheney accidental shooting, has done for the Texas corrections system. He's apparently quite a liberal, by Texas standards. True to form, Molly eventually provides some stylish, turntable smackdown...[...]I am not trying to make a big deal out of a simple hunting accident for

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Hunters don't "pepper" each other with bird shot "all the time." This is not a common occurence. Any required hunter safety course begins with teaching newbie hunters how to avoid that. There are hundreds of hunting/shooting accidents each year, but the frequency of shooting accidents are well below "all the time."Dick and his hunting party were 'road-hunting' for quail with an entourage of

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...I'd definitely rather go fly fishing with Sandra Day O'Connor than quail hunting with Dick Cheney.Technorati tag(s): liberal politics

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Yesterday, we momentarily - and simultaneously - had 3 varieties of woodpeckers on the birdfeeder in the front yard.A male red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) was poking around on the platform part of the feeder,a hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus) was pecking at the suet/seed cake anda downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) was inspecting the cracks in the wooden feeder post for seeds

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I believe this article was written by Ted Rall, but this particular Yahoo News web page omits the author's name:THE BLAND LEADING THE BLIND[...]Being provoked, as I tell myself when I'm sitting next to Sean Hannity, doesn't justify reacting with violence. And as Kuwaiti oil executive Samia al-Duaij pointed out to Time, there are better reasons to torch embassies than over cartoons: "America kills

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Several speakers openly lambasted the Tush Whitehouse at Coretta Scott King's funeral today. And Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) wrote a short blurb regarding Abu Gonzales' testimony today at TPM Cafe:[...]This administration reacts to anyone who questions this illegal program by saying that those of us who demand the truth and stand up for our rights and freedoms somehow has a pre-9/11 world view.

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Let me just say straight away that I realize I'm stealing John's catchy title - but it befits my needs momentarily. (I'll give it right back, John.) I want to update my 'mystery feather' identification assistance request that I posted a few days ago.B found this completely white 5 1/2" tail feather (I think) in our field and it's a bit of a mystery who it might belong to. We have no obvious

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I'm not sure how I missed it, but Pharyngula is hosting he 5th edition of the Circus of the Spineless blog carnival. It's been up for a few days now. PZ has presented the posts in a photographic montage of dragonflies, moths, butterflies, snails, caterpillars and a few other invertebrate critters.Technorati tag(s): blog carnivals, blogs & links

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Punxatawney Phil says we're in for 6 more weeks of winter. We've scarcely had a real winter here anyway, so I suppose that's fine with me...Technorati tag(s): nature

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Rexroth's Daughter, over at Dharma Bums has applied a unique hippie, Woodstockian theme to the current edition of I and the Bird blog carnival. She's assembled a festival from quite a long list of bird-oriented posts from around the blogosphere. It's a peaceful and groovy read, man. All the regulars, plus a few less familiar participants, are standing in line at the portajohns. Well done RD!

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This has to be the biggest big-trout story I've ever heard. And it appears that it's most likely true. Check it out...Technorati tag(s): fly fishing

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The Reign of Error, year 6Like RD at Dharma Bums, I had my head in the sand last night. I knew I couldn't stomach watching Tush self-promote himself and his crooked cronies for more than a few seconds so I didn't subject myself to it. I had work to do anyway. And the Pistons were on TV.Since I missed his surely-rousing version, here's my State of the Union list:Two years and 10 months have

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...over at Adventures in Ethics and Science. This is the first TB hosted by one of the bloggers at the new Science Blogs site I think. Dr. FreeRide has done a bang-up job - she's arranged the 45-odd posts into a fictitious course catalog. You'll find entries for classes and meetings on subjects from astronomy to molecular biology to physics to how snakes manage to kill by constriction. A

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I need help solving a minor mystery. B found this feather while out hiking around our field and the neighbor's woods this past weekend. I'm guessing it's a tail feather due to the blunt, squared tip. It's about 5 1/2 inches in length, a bit over 1 inch in width and is close, but not quite symmetrical. From the size, I'd guess that this feather does not belong to a small bird, but instead to a

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It was very exciting to read Cindy's blog and see that there is a simple Photoshop process to create beautiful softened images like hers. I gave it a whirl and these are two of my first few attempts. I like the results, but I think it would help even more to start with gorgeous photos like Cindy's...Technorati tag(s): blogs & links, nature

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Here's a pretty good mainstream media article on the iminent and potentially irreversible dangers of global warming. James Hansen, a prominent NASA climate scientist is quoted in the article. He's the same guy that's been in the news several times recently asserting that the Whitehouse has been silencing his, and NASA's, views on the topic. It doesn't happen very often, but it's wonderful

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...the Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) would have been a better choice for our national bird than the Bald Eagle. Bald eagles are essentially thieving carrion-eaters and they're a bit gross. But I guess our forefathers were in the mood for an fiercely aggressive symbol for our young country. The turkey on the other hand is more ubiquitous and incredibly colorful. Have you ever seen one up

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Dave at Bird TLC says the Augustine volcano has erupted 4 times in the past half-day after a couple of weeks of quiet time. This is the same volcano in the Cook Inlet about 280 km southwest of Anchorage [map] that's been fairly active since just before Christmas. The Alaska Volcano Observatory has details and the Anchorage Daily News posts regular updates too. Check out the AVO webicorder data

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Casper enjoys long walks with his dog and his peeps.Technorati tag(s): friends & family

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In order to survive and reproduce successfully, many plant species have developed the ability to measure time. They need to measure or sense the time of day and the time of year in order to 'know' when to flower, when to germinate, when to produce seed, when to enter dormancy, etc. How do they accomplish this?Let's start with time of year measurement... temperatures are one way to detect time

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Here's a lovely sports-page news article from the testosterone- and camouflage-enhanced twits writing for the Mississippi Sun Herald. I just love it when they explain my feelings and behaviors for me! [via Twisty at I Blame the Patriarchy]:Call of the wild: Women hear it, tooDirty and wild: the new outdoor woman[...]Tens of thousands of ladies are fishing and hunting out there. They don't start

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I want to send out a big smooch to the K-State student who asked Tush a question at yesterday's Make a Mockery of Democracy/Defense of the "Terrorist Surveillance Program" Session staged by the Whitehouse at Kansas State University. The Whitehouse promoted the 'public' session in advance by stating that Tush would be fielding unscripted audience questions for a change. Imagine that. Their plan

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It's been a long 3 weeks since our last fishing outing. While 3 weeks is a long time, we typically don't get out much during the month of January at all - normal Michigan temperatures are a tad cold for outdoor activities that require liquid water. This year though, January has been abnormally warm and extra conducive to winter steelhead and trout fishing - we just haven't taken full advantage.

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I missed my chance a couple weeks ago to don a lavender t-shirt and hang out with my peeps at the recent Michigan State vs. Penn State women's basketball game here in East Lansing, but here's a very nice piece (by a local blogger!) about what I missed:Portland supporters have a history of marginalizing protesters; ignoring the protests and calling activists “non-existent”. It’s safe to say that

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Aydin at Snails Tales has continued the literary theme with the current edition of I and the Bird blog carnival. He's fashioned the list of bird-oriented links into a Bob Dylan-inspired poem. All the usual suspects, plus a few new ones, are included. Enjoy!Technorati tag(s): blog carnivals, blogs & links

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Dr. E.O. Wilson is a wonderfully accomplished scientist and writer. An entomologist by training, he's most known for his popular books on ecology and biodiversity and our human interactions with nature. He's one of our best scientific voices. He's won Pulitzer Prizes and other prestigious awards for his contributions to our expanding pool of scientific understanding. Here's what he recently

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...over at GreyThumb.blog. The site seemed to load slowly for me, but be patient, it's worth it. Mike from 10,000 Birds, Nuthatch, Chris Clarke, Aunt Twisty, yours truly and lots of geeky regulars have something to share in this episode.Technorati tag(s): science, evolution, blog carnivals

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Dave from Bird TLC reports that the Augstine Volcano, on Augustine Island in the Cook Inlet about 280 km southwest of Anchorage [map], has been spewing ash and smoke and a little lava for the past few days. Apparently, these eight "explosive events" have been enough to throw ash 52,000 feet into the air resulting in cancelled airline flights into Anchorage and "a buying frenzy of dust mask,

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Amphibians are notoriously sensitive to environmental contaminants and are often the proverbial 'canaries in the coal mine,' indicating problematic levels of toxins. Amphibians have also been recently highlighted as a potential sentinel for disease epidemics resulting from global warming. (Nuthatch has written more on this particular topic.) Frogs, salamanders and others in this family of

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