Editor’s Note — This is the second in a series on a hobby that’s pretty freakin’ metal: birding. (That’s “bird-watching” for all you noobs who don’t even have a Slayer patch on your battle vest.) Read “Birding is So Metal, Part I: Finding the Scene” here. Just over a year into my birding career I… Continue reading Birding is So Metal, Part II: Scene Etiquette and the Painted Bunting
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Birding is So Metal, Part I: Finding the Scene
On a beautiful sunny day near the end of October I walked into the woods behind Cove Island Park with my binoculars and camera, ready to take pictures of birds and other wildlife. This is my thing. It has been for almost four years. When out and about with my camera I am in my… Continue reading Birding is So Metal, Part I: Finding the Scene
Manners for Beach Goers
Let’s get this straight from the start. Cove Island Park is my beach. I am there a thousand times a year, literally. I am there when it’s 113 degrees in August and I am there when it’s five degrees in February. And I’m there with my dog, so it’s his beach, too. When the weather… Continue reading Manners for Beach Goers