"Lost Voices, a Haiku Poem"
by Calli Mulligan
First language, first music
Our Earth ever heard
The voices of birds
Waves of sound, Carrying,
Traveling, heralding
Life's expansion of emotion
Human ancestors
Heard you, did they envy you?
Did they long for your song?
Nature's slow clock
Ticking, tinkering, misty hands
Of Evolution
A forest, rustling leaves,
Your songs, are quietude
For anxious souls
Ancient symphonies
Now overwhelmed, dissonance
Human cacophony
Our kin of the feathers
Vanishing too fast, lost voices
Distorted weather
The myth of Cassandra
Condemned to speak truth
But never to be believed
Feathers speak honestly
Prophecy, Augury
Ourselves, we deceive
Avian Synchronicity My Life with Birds. by Calli Mulligan
Avian Synchronicity: My Life with Birds
By Calli Mulligan
Cedar Waxwing Image by Holly Merker
Fear of Missing Out
I've been told for many, many years that I should visit this festival, this spot in particular because it's a stopping point for birds as they reach the Great Lakes during migration. There are gobs of birds, of every kind, especially warblers. That means there are also gobs of birders.
I'll admit I was excited, there's a lot of hype about this spot and I was keen to get my eyes on a warbler or two - maybe even someone new. But I was also overwhelmed.
The Healing Power of Nature
Image of a young White Ibis on a defoliated tree
by Robin Fidler
Read Robin Fidler’s “The Healing Power of Nature”
A blog of resiliency - of health and nature- after storms in life, and on the beautiful island of Sanibel, Florida
Birding and Being by Faraaz Abdool
Red-and-green Macaw picks the flowers of a mountain immortelle to drink the water collected inside. If we were concerned about only the species or the photograph, the relationship between bird and tree would easily slip past our senses. - Faraaz Abdool
Birding and Being by Faraaz Abdool
Mindful Birding - A Conversation
Mindful Birding - A Conversation with Holly Merker and Dr. Joe Blanda