The Gull Guide
“The new phone book’s here!!! The new phone book’s here!!!” (10 points if you get the quote without a reference)
Amar Ayyash The Gull Guide
I’m excited that “The Gull Guide” by Amar Ayash will be coming out next week!!! I bought mine some time ago!! If you are a gull aficionado, or at least gull curious, you can listen to Amar discussing the book on 2 different podcasts recently. And it just so happens that I had my first…
Birds of Central Oaks and Prairies
I wanted to emphasize Allan’s post of yesterday on a new book by Bert Frenz Birds of the Central Oaks and Prairies of Texas with Emphasis on Historical Changes. Some of you may have heard Bert’s talk at TOS meeting in College Station a few years ago. I found it fascinating!!!! Here’s why (from another quote…
The Gull Guide !!
Oh happy days!!! It’s time to pre-order “The Gull Guide” by gull aficionado Amar Ayash!!! I got mine coming in late October just in time for “I Don’t Do Gulls Gulls Class”!!! Pretty sure ya’ll don’t have enough bird books!!!
Armadillos to Ziziphus
I strongly recommend this very good book to any naturalists of CetnTex!!! Concise, pointed, easy read and just enough of the subject to bolster your cocktail party repartee’!!! We are reading it outloud to each other. It’s the heir to the classic “Adventures with a Texas Naturalist” by Roy Bedichek Thanks to Kitty Coley for…
North American Flycatchers
Another great effort by Lee & Birch!!! Concise, pointed, and beautifully illustrated!!!
North American Flycatchers Book
Highly recommended!!!!!
North American Flycatchers Empidonax and Pewees
Here’s a little jewel!!! Lance and I got them just in time for Empids class. By Cin-Ty Lee and Andrew Birch I’ve not had time to review it thoroughly, but the simplicity of presentation and Andrew Birch’s beautiful paintings already impress me!!
A New Gulls Book
Saw a post for this gulls book by Fred Shaffer III and so immediately bought myself a xmas present It’s less dense than all of the other gull books I own and has nice short description and good comparison photos of NA gulls. It doesn’t show all the variations, but for your basic gull book…
Empids by Cin-Ty Lee
I enjoyed Cin Ty Lee’s presentation on Empids at TOS!! He’s got some good material on his website: http://www.cintylee.org/#/guiding-services/ I also notice that Butter Butt’s are scarfing down crushed pecans in the street in several locations.