by Kieran Lindsey | Sep 11, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD Arrrggghhh! I can NOT get that song out of my head!! I don’t know where I heard it, maybe on the grocery store’s Music to Inspire Endcap Impulse Purchases station. It’s familiar but definitely not a favorite. I have eclectic...
by Kieran Lindsey | Jul 10, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD It’s a fine world, though rich in hardships at times. ~ Larry McMurtry There’s a sweetness in the lament of a Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) that makes the sorrow bearable, and believable. Theirs isn’t an pop tune...
by Kieran Lindsey | Jul 3, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD JAY! JAY! JAY! Uh oh… I’ve been spotted! The Blue Jays (Cyanocitta cristata) on guard have ratted me out. Halt! Who goes there? Thought you could just slip past, did you? Not on my watch. Hey everybody—look! Look! Over there!” Now every...
by Kieran Lindsey | Jun 16, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD Heat and Humidity have resumed their annual one-upmanship contest here in Arch City. Being outdoors mid-day can be unpleasant, so my canine companion and I have been trying to beat them to the starting blocks by heading out for our daily...