Archive for 2009

by Joyce Hinnefeld

A well-written, character-centric novel. And, of course, there are some birds, too!

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My wife and I enjoy visiting the US National Parks. She enjoys photographing the outdoors, and the parks are a great place for that. And for me there are always birds. And as anyone who’s watched the Ken Burns’ documentary knows, the parks are just fantastic places. When looking at a map of the parks […]

November 4, 2009

Lift

Lift

Reviews, Books, Miscellaneous

by Rebecca K. O'Connor

This falconer’s memoir revolves around her first year with a Peregrine.

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October 31, 2009

Disclosure

News, Site News
The Well-read Naturalist just posted about a new FTC ruling regarding endorsement disclosures. The intent seems to be to make sure that relationships “between advertisers and endorsers – connections that consumers would not expect – must be disclosed”. We’ve all seen celebrities endorse products in commercials, on talk shows, etc, without being clear if this […]

October 30, 2009

Rating Changes

Other
I agonize over the star ratings in my reviews. I don’t even know if anyone out there cares what the rating is, but I do. If I’m going to rate something, I want that rating to reflect my opinion as accurately as possible. The good thing is that the more reviews I do, the better […]

by Paul Sterry and Brian E. Small

Incredible photographs and exceptional design highlight these new North American field guides.

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Here are a couple of new reviews. But first: in my last Review Roundup post, I mentioned that I was about to become a father. Well, now I have! Our daughter, Cecelia Grace, was born on September 24. So far everyone has been doing pretty well, just tired. I took last week off of work […]

by Richard Chandler

A very good identification guide to the shorebirds of the northern hemisphere.

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I wanted to go ahead and get this posted, since I may not have much time in the immediate future. If all goes according to plan, I’m going to become a father tomorrow! Birding from the Hip 10,000 Birds The Seasons of the Robin The Birdchaser Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia: A Photographic […]

by Suzie Gilbert

A look at the crazy life of a bird rehabber .

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