The Bird Blog

September 16, 2018

The Smeagull Has Landed!

Mark Seth Lender

I am putting out bird seed for the mallards. Late fall is a hard time for them. Migration is ahead, they have far to go, and we are living on the shoreline, a place that used

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September 16, 2018

The Smeagull Has Landed!

Mark Seth Lender

I am putting out bird seed for the mallards. Late fall is a hard time for them. Migration is ahead, they have far to go, and we are living on the shoreline, a place that used

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August 30, 2018

The Smeagull Always Knocks Twice

Mark Seth Lender

Smeagull’s around. And, he knows we’re around. He watches the house like… I was about to say “He watches the house like a hawk.” But a hawk wouldn’t do that

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August 30, 2018

The Smeagull Always Knocks Twice

Mark Seth Lender

Smeagull’s around. And, he knows we’re around. He watches the house like… I was about to say “He watches the house like a hawk.” But a hawk wouldn’t do that

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August 30, 2018

Mr. Smeagull’s Neighborhood

Mark Seth Lender

Across the road, on the dead branch of a tall oak, there is a bird of prey. He’s big. Which in accipiters usually means a female. In herring gulls like.

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August 30, 2018

Mr. Smeagull’s Neighborhood

Mark Seth Lender

Across the road, on the dead branch of a tall oak, there is a bird of prey. He’s big. Which in accipiters usually means a female. In herring gulls like.

Read More