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• New Beginnings - Thursday 18 June 2009

I'm kind of bored of writing about birds all the time and haven't even been birding that much of late. I've rekindled my interest in natural history as a whole and other outdoor pursuits, such as fishing, which I have neglected the last few years. Well no more. I guess I am also bored of mainstream birding especially listing. What's the point? It seems a purely egotistical pursuit in my opinion and really does nothing to stimulate the old brain cells anymore. I've found myself becoming more interested in nature from a big picture point of view and am having a lot of fun observing species behavior and their interactions with other species and the habitats they reside in. I guess I was inspired by William Stolzenburg's book "Where the Wild Things Were". If you haven't read it, please do it's a can't put down read and a fascinating perspective of the state of our species. So from this point on my blog will be devoted to a whole smorgasbord of topics. Birds will feature but not all the time. This Carolina Anole got territorial when I approached him for a picture. They bob up and down and look like they're doing push ups. They will flare a flap of skin from under their throat which looks like the inside of a watermelon.

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