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The adventures of a third-generation birder trying to re-native his yard and track down the American Pipits who murdered his favorite uncle.
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Ten Birding Questions, with Stephen Moss (opens the original)
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Are some people born to do something? Or at the very least immerse themselves in an avocation so thoroughly and at such an early age that it seems they have an almost preternatural aptitude?<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="787" src="https://substackcdn.com/
A Gallery of Thanks, Fall Migration Edition (opens the original)
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Welcome, paid subscribers! Thanks for helping keep the fires lit here at Birding with BillBow. At a time when AI is invading our creative spaces, original, human-generated content is more important than ever. Your support of my efforts to spread bird joy at BwB, especially knowing how scarce resources are these days, is truly appreciated. Happy fall! Happy equinox! September is my favorite birding month, easily ranking 1 out of 12 (the reasons for which are food for a future post), and although
Gettysbirding (opens the original)
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Why did they fill in the cannons? Santiago asked after peering down the barrels of some Civil War-era artillery, only to find them plugged. There was an answer. We just didn’t know it. Yet.With the school year looming for our two sons, my wife Alex and I wanted to end summer vacation with a bang to surpass any cannon’s fire. Santiago (recently turned 12) was set to begin year two of middle school, while William (14) was preparing to enter high school as a newly minted freshman. That chapter in p
Ten Birding Questions, with Hillary Gonzalez (opens the original)
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For people who are looking for some kind of connection, are looking for a way to slow down, are looking for something deeper than this constant need to go-go-go, now-now-now, consume-consume-consume, birds are that avenue to stop and pay attention and to experience the wonder that is still there in life.—Hillary GonzalezEver notice how good things happen when you slowww down?For all its problems, social media can on occasion bestow wonderful gifts upon us. That happened to me last month as I was
The Birds and the Babies (opens the original)
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Among the zillions of wild events now happening in nature, few are as prolific and profound as reproduction.—, from his essay, “The Promise of an Insect Egg”Summer birding doesn’t suck!—Nathaniel Bowler, from his essay, “Summer Birding Doesn’t Suck!”Making Mom Proud (Maybe)My mother adores House Wrens. For decades she h
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