. . . birding, photography and living with pet birds . . .
Posted in random on Jul 16th, 2010
Do you remember how the other day I was lamenting my inability to remember bird calls because I’ve filled my head with 90’s music? Well, I’ve been reading this book called Good Birders Don’t Wear White. It’s a collection of articles by various birders. In one of the articles, the author laments how he has [...]
Posted in random on Jul 5th, 2010
I’m completely puzzled by this. Someone found this blog by using the search terms “utah city escorts blogs.” Boy did you come to the wrong place!
Posted in random on Jun 29th, 2010
I haven’t mentioned this before, but I am a patent attorney. I also prosecute trademarks and do the occasional copyright work. So imagine my excitement when I was reviewing a daily list of recent IP lawsuits and I found a copyright infringement case involving the iBird iPhone application!
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According to the complaint, Martin Stewart (doing business as [...]
Posted in random on Jun 22nd, 2010
The Wall Street Journal has an article about a robotic eagle that is used to scare off birds at airports. One person interviewed for the article states that the birds will figure out it’s fake within hours. I’m not impressed by the fake owls that people put up to scare pigeons away from buildings. But [...]
Posted in random on Jun 21st, 2010
On June 13, 2010, Chevron’s oil pipe leaked 33,000 gallons of oil into the Red Butte Creek. This oil emptied into the pond at Liberty Park and eventually seeped into the Jordan River. Yesterday, I went to Liberty Park to survey the damage.
The pond looks pretty good, there is no obvious oil sheen. The area [...]
Posted in random on Jun 13th, 2010
I haven’t wanted to write about the oil spill in the Gulf Coast because it’s so upsetting. Every day I search for new pictures of oil covered birds because I think it’s important to understand the depths of this tragedy. If you want to feel your heart break you should look here, here and here.
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If you [...]
Posted in random on Apr 25th, 2010
Now that the weather is warm, we’ve been taking walks after work. Salt Lake City makes a beautiful skyline.
As the weather gets warmer, we like to take walks in the neighborhood. I saw the strangest thing near us: a sled in a tree.
I would think that a fair amount of effort is involved in making sure that the sled is properly situated in the tree. Very curious.
Even the center of Salt Lake City has some interesting birding opportunities.
Do you see this generator?
Posted in random on Jan 25th, 2010
Checkout this awesome van.
