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The joys of nature photography
The other day I took a short walk to a nearby wildlife sanctuary. With this being the middle of summer I didn’t expect to see a great variety of wildlife or any rarities. I just wanted to see what was out there and photograph anything that caught my eye. I do that every once in…
Read MoreChuck Westfall, Canon USA next guest on BirdCallsRadio
Chuck Westfall, technical advisor at Canon USA, will be the next guest on BirdCallsRadio, coming up from 1 to 2 p.m. this Sunday, July 8, 2012, at 1490 WGCH and “Listen Live” Internet Streaming. This is a must-listen for anyone interested in bird and nature photography.
Read MoreBirdCallsRadio reminders
A few quick reminders from BirdCallsRadio: This week’s show promises to be full of valuable information about the controversial wind power topic. Sure, we need alternate sources of power, but not at the expense of hundreds of thousands of birds. Kelly Fuller, Wind Campaign Coordinator of the American Bird Conservancy, will join us on BirdCallsRadio…
Read MoreKelly Fuller of American Bird Conservancy talks wind power on next BirdCallsRadio
BirdCallsRadio will have a discussion with Kelly Fuller, the Wind Campaign Coordinator at American Bird Conservancy, about wind power and its potential devastating effects on birds. Like many bird organizations, ABC is not against wind power, but wants it to be done in a manner that is bird and wildlife friendly.
Read MoreJen Brumfield next guest on BirdCallsRadio
Jen Brumfield™, naturalist and artist from northern Ohio, will be the next guest on BirdCallsRadio, coming up from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, at 1490 WGCH or Listen Live. Brumfield’s bird illustration work may be found in a number of publications, including the January 2010 cover of ABA’s Birding magazine. She has…
Read MoreBirdCallsRadio reminders
Don’t forget … • Eric Powers will be the guest on the show today, airing live from 1 to 2 p.m. on 1490 WGCH or listen live. Who’s Eric? Read here. *Listen to the show for the answer to the question that could win you the book “Gifts of the Crow.” • Send me your best…
Read MoreEric Powers next guest on BirdCallsRadio
Biologist Eric Powers will be the next guest on BirdCallsRadio, coming up this Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. on 1490 WGCH and listen live. Powers is the founder of Your Connection to Nature (YC2N) and spearheads many conservation projects, including one involving Northern Bobwhites to stem the out-of-control tick problem. A native of Colorado,…
Read MoreWhat's your favorite nature story involving your father? Drop me a line
Do you have a favorite nature story involving your father? Was your father instrumentral in getting you interesting in nature? Any funny stories about your father in the natural world? Drop me a line and tell me the story. I’ll read some of the stories on air this Sunday (Father’s Day) during a special live…
Read MoreTune in today for BirdCallsRadio
When I conducted a very informal survey of my For the Birds column readers several years ago about “New England’s favorite bird,” the chickadee and cardinal took the first two spots. The crow was nowhere near the top, but a few readers did vote for the crow and wrote impassioned reasons why the large black…
Read MoreA fun BirdCallsRadio show coming up; be a part of it
I’m looking forward to Sunday’s BirdCallsRadio show with naturalist/journalist Greg Hanisek. Like me, Greg works for a daily newspaper and knows the grind of getting out a paper every day and trying to mix in a little birdwatching time, too. It’s a tough, but rewarding, chore. Greg also writes a regular nature column for his…
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