I’m willing to write a “Monday Morning Wildlife Blogging” series based on my experiences with “wild” individuals from over 135 species (mostly seabirds and birds of prey).
I’ve spent the last 15 years of my life attending to the needs of birds affected by our human actions (or non-actions). I and my husband have personally cared for over 3000 individuals over the past 15 years. I’d be glad to post once a week on our experiences, and the individual stories of some of the birds we’ve encountered. I’d love to hear back from readers, and figure out an effective way to reach more people to consider the plight of our wildlife.
Please let me know if this is something you’d be interested in, as my time is limited, but all of the birds we’ve cared for, would love to have their voices heard.
You betcha! I love reading about things that I know little about from people who have intimate knowledge and a passion — can’t guarantee that I’ll read them on Monday morning (not at my best then, but I will read most enthusiastically!!)
Two rabbits live in my back yard. One paced along my car tonight as I pulled into the driveway. I swear it was like having a dog.
We also have a snake in our basement. Ms. Carnacki was doing laundry when she discovered it. The snake is not as cute and endearing as the bunnies.
I hope so, and thanks for your posts. Let’s keep it going, and perhaps recommend.
But do love the variety on BooMan, with things like this.
Don’t quit if it isn’t too hard on you to do it.
Personally, I think it’s a great idea. I have always had a great affinity for, and appreciation of raptors as I live in an area where they are relatively abundant. There are several “wild bird” rehabbers in the immediate area and they do great work with very little funding. It is , imho, a very noble calling.
Post what you can, with photos if possible. Maybe once a month or bi-weekly, if a weekly diary seems overwhelming. BT is a pretty welcoming and sensitive community.
Regardless of your decision, kudos to you and your husband for your work.
Peace
Thanks – I am interested too. I also agree with dada that you post when you can and with pictures if you can.
If you can give practical advice for what we can do to assist wild birds, besides send money somewhere, I would greatly appreciate the info. I’m thinking of things like plants to grow, food to put out or foods that are not good – things I can actually do to help.
Thanks again for your offer.
I would love to read about your experiences. I would also be interested to learn about your side of the story eg. what it takes to get involved time, experience, special set up … Thanks for your work and I appreciate your offer to share those stories with us
Karin
Sounds like it’d be a fascinating read. Have at it.
BTW:
I just celebrated the 22 anniversary of my sighting of a Whooping Crane, 10-04-82 in rural eastern ND. That was quite a day!
This is precisely what I like about the Booman Tribune.
A lot of politics, discussed in a reasonably civil manner, BUT there is more than just politics.
Yes, a “wildlife Blog” could be considered “environmental politics”… But it taken for what it is, it could also be just a nice educational experience.
If I see it scroll by I will read it!
Oh, please please do it!!! I would absolutely love to read about your experiences. I’ve seen some scary news stories lately about how mass extinctions could happen in our lifetimes. That thought grieves me to no end. It would be a pleasure to read personal stories and articles about wildlife. Some ideas:
* How some of our favorite migratory visitors to backyard feeders can vanish in the near future
* Local stories of habitat loss, or even better, habitat renewal
* Personal stories of experiences with local wildlife
* Action that we could take to help improve the situation for wildlife (legislation we should support, or oppose)
Thanks for posting this, and I’m looking forward to reading your future diaries. š
Thank you all for your wonderful feedback. I’ll give it a try, and for now, here’s a link to a slideshow I put together.
http://movie.eyesinthesky.org
For some reason Firefox won’t play the movie, so you’ll need to use Internet Explorer to view it (haven’t figured out how to bypass this limitation). Make sure your sound is turned on.
Max (the Great Horned owl) is one of my education partners. He believes I’m his mate, and for the past 6 years have raised 54 orphaned baby great horned owls together for release back into the wild.
I’d be very interested. My wife recently finished veterinary school and has an interest in wildlife rehabilitation so I’d be interested in how-to information as well.