I Know Why the Wild Bird Sings; Or Do I?
The bird sings in the forest. Does it seek to be admired for its song? -Kwai Chang Caine, Kung Fu A few years ago a young man came with his father to an Audubon Society event. Though he
Read MoreThe bird sings in the forest. Does it seek to be admired for its song? -Kwai Chang Caine, Kung Fu A few years ago a young man came with his father to an Audubon Society event. Though he
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel Author Anne Lamott wrote a book several years ago called “Bird by Bird,” which was about both the writing process and life itself. It began with the story of her panic-stricken younger brother freaking out over
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel I began last week writing a doom-and-gloom blog about the red-fronted Macaw, which exists only in a small area of Bolivia’s Andean foothills and dry river valleys, between the cities of Cochabamba, Sucre and Santa Cruz. Che
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel I am woefully behind the times, so much so that when humankind goes extinct, the news will take five or six years to reach me, somewhere on a Peruvian mountaintop watching the last DVD player in the
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel I work in a profession dominated by acronyms. And to be honest, I don’t know WTF people around me are talking about half the time. I don’t know whether to cry or LOL, frankly. I get
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel As the last (hopefully) snows of the winter recede with each day, I look forward to the spring migration and more comfortable walking weather. It’s also possible that higher temperatures may benefit my aching knee.
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel On Feb. 7, 2020, we were on a plane to South America. A visit with in-laws, wonderful food and weather, a meeting with dear old friends in torrid Cartagena, and an obligatory appearance at the Colombia
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel We have considered the pileated woodpecker a bird of good fortune since we saw one just outside our apartment on moving day four years ago. Such a massive, beautiful creature, we were compelled to watch, even
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel This was the year that really flipped us the bird, but 2020 is nearly over. A deadly virus combined with incalculable human hubris and selfishness has brought us to a frightening point, and I’m frankly glad
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel Much has been and will be written about the 2020 elections, but from the narrow point of view of birders, Joe Biden’s victory is a win against an administration that tried to amend, among other laws,
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