Birding Big Life

 I just started reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer . It's a book that uses scientific knowledge to bring up the philosop...

 In birding, there are many amazing moments that warrant celebration. Observing a new species for your life list, reaching or exceeding your...

 Spring is coming, and with it comes nesting birds! This is a very exciting time, as we get to watch the migrating species return and move N...

 This week I had to do a long run on our new treadmill that came with a free year of the program iFit. This program allows you to run virtua...

 Sometimes when you go birding, it's just a total bust. You can plan everything and go to places where you've had success in the pas...

 Not a bad way to start the new year! In January I observed 35 species, with Ross's Goose being a new addition to my life list which now...

 I was not able to get out to do any birding this week due to the Winterfest conference and not so great weather. I was, however, able to ga...

 This week, at work, I was assigned to check our parks. This typically involves picking up trash in parking lots and along the trails. This ...

A perfect week! This week I was able to bird in some form every day. Whether after work, during work, or an entire Saturday morning, I was f...

 The first week of the year! A great week to start birding again. I birded at home and at below the hydro-electric plant in town along the D...

 This week I birded around the Pioneer Ridge Nature Area located South of Ottumwa, IA and Lake Wapello State Park. I got to go out three day...

A few years ago I decided to take a break from the Birding Big Life blog to pursue other blogging interests that I had. Unfortunately, those...