Not just for the birds
We just added bunch of new gear in our Shop: 6 models of hats, and 5 kinds of t-shirts. I'm still working out some kinks in the shipping module of the shop, so if you have any questions, please send a comment and I'll get back to you ASAP. Oh, and the all-blaze orange hat …
With the increasing availability of unmanned aerial craft equipped with cameras, the possibilities for improving the documentation of outdoor activities has radically increased. In Idaho, a recent statute prohibits using drones to assist in hunting, including birds: It is unlawful to "Make use of aircraft, including any unmanned aircraft system, in any manner to spot …
The words we choose reveal a lot about how we think about the natural world. Source: Orion Magazine | Speaking of Nature This might not appeal to many of you, but it has a lot to do with why I'm compelled to write this blog. I just learned of this writer, Robin Kimmerer, a Potawatomi …
Dinner with dogs We've spent a bunch of evenings this summer eating dinner outside near our woodshed, which has a bird house on its west-facing wall that I put up a couple years ago. Its first ever residents are a dutiful tree swallow pair who moved in this spring, and we've enjoyed watching them go …
Chukar Culture Words matter. I've been writing this blog for a while now, and one of the things that keeps me interested in it is the comments I get from readers. I have learned a lot from them, and appreciate the culture of the blog because of readers' comments. Many comments have taken issue with …