A Robin is Born!

A Robin is Born!

On this day, May 18th, 2017, in the early hours of the day, amid the falling snow and cold, a baby robin was born. As evidenced by its mother’s house cleaning, the eggshell—a possible source of odor and attractant for unwanted guests—was plucked from a cup made...
Senseless Death, Timeless Beauty

Senseless Death, Timeless Beauty

It was just me and the carrion beetles for several hours under the unseasonably warm sun of April. As I got burned by the rays, the beetles dove deeper into the subject of our mutual interest—a dead raven. It is so seldom that we see dead ravens and the opportunity to...