We're closing in on blog #100. It's interesting. My most-read blog to date is one I wrote a few months back entitled "A Life Lesson." Why are readers drawn to it? It's mostly about European Starlings, so it's not the content. I think it's the title and the promise that readers will learn something about … Continue reading A Late Winter’s Tale
Category: European Starling
A Life Lesson
I've received a lot of feedback since publishing "All God's Critters" and "A Few Random Thoughts." I'm grateful so many read them. What follows is a quick summary with a couple of personal thoughts thrown in. Some people don't like European Starlings. Their scientific name, Sturnus vulgaris, could have something to do with it. Or … Continue reading A Life Lesson
A Few Random Thoughts
I'd like to open with this shot of a Canada Goose flying above the surface of Scott's Creek in Portsmouth, VA. Talk about a species that is an awesome photo target. To me, this is a quintessential fall photo. Canada Geese are considered "harbingers of the changing seasons." This is also a quintessential goose photo. … Continue reading A Few Random Thoughts
All God’s Critters
Many of you enjoyed the European Starling photo and what I wrote about starlings in "Bird and Photograph Locally." Here's that late November photo again. Ann, a VMD and blog follower, wrote: "I just had to tell you that I agree totally with you about the vilified starlings. They can be quite handsome birds especially … Continue reading All God’s Critters
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