As birders, when we lift our binoculars, we enter a technicolor world of American Goldfinches, Roseate Spoonbills, Blue Jays, and Painted Buntings. What colors do we see when the bins are hanging on our necks and we take a look at ourselves as a collective? The answer is almost always whiter shades of pale.
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Birding: Focus On Diversity Conference, 10/13/12
Bring Up Baby (Monarchs)
My friend Tammi rears Monarchs. Her hobby of collecting the eggs, caring for the caterpillars, and releasing Monarch butterflies has grown to the point that this summer she tagged and released 178 of them! So in early August, when I found a tiny Monarch caterpillar on a milkweed plant in my garden, I [...]
