Tag Archives: birds

Finding gratitude before breakfast

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

The Earth has completed a full turn around the sun since, inspired by the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, I set the intention to offer gratitude to everyone in the natural world every day, first thing in the morning, for a year. … Continue reading →

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Urban birder: Finding a wider circle of friends

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

How do people connect with each other and with the creatures around them—in the middle of urban life? This is a question explored by the good folks at the City Creatures Project of the Center for Humans & Nature in … Continue reading →

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Across a birding threshold

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

This week I crossed a birding threshold. I chased a rare bird. Now, I’ve known about the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for a long time, began visiting the web page months ago. In the spring I subscribed to the email updates, … Continue reading →

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Nestlings

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I’ve been volunteering this summer as a nestbox monitor on Bald Mountain, ostensibly for bluebird boxes. However, the bluebirds have been in the minority this year. Several boxes housed pygmy nuthatches, like the one investigating this box: She went on to … Continue reading →

Posted in nature | Tagged birds, bluebirds, hatchlings, nestbox monitoring, nestlings, nuthatches, pygmy nuthatches, swallows, violet-green swallows, western bluebirds | 4 Comments

Birding half a world away in the Rio Botanical Gardens

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

So after the marathon UN conference in Rio, I had one last day to enjoy poking around the city on my own. I could have spent it literally following my nose—to all the corner bakeries and sandwich shops for buttery … Continue reading →

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For the birds

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I took part in a wonderful celebration of birds tonight—five writers sharing their poems and prose about birds. Called “For the Birds: A Flock of Writers Read about All Things Avian,” the reading was organized by Ellen Orleans as part … Continue reading →

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Announcing: A book contract!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I am happy to announce that my book, Kissed by a Fox: And Other Stories of Friendship in Nature, will be published by Counterpoint Press (Berkeley, CA) in 2012! Counterpoint has a distinguished record of publishing the highest quality books … Continue reading →

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