2 Great Articles

...both from the NYT.

The first is an interview with the wonderful Helen Hays, director of the Great Gull Island Project.  She believed in a little ol' sound engineer and allowed her to pretend she was an ornithologist for a week.  She has asked me to help her sort through the data that was collected, at the AMNH in the fall (fingers crossed!!); which may sound silly, but is a great honor.

The second is an article in which Bridget Stutchbury is interviewed in regards to birds reacting to climate change.  Dr. Stutchbury is also a great writer and has written several books including The Private Lives of Birds, which I'm currently reading.

Etsy Find: Unique Silkscreened Pillows

...LOVE these peculiar and beautiful silkscreened pillows by The Utilitarian Franchise on Etsy.  They consist of many of my favorite things:

Animals-in-uniform.  

One of two chimpanzee oil paintings, currently on display in our bathroom "hallway".  
(Photo courtesy of Apartment Therapy)

Odd-circusy-freak-show.

Uncommonly-revered-insects.  

The current Bombshell Rehab "torpeetle" logo, based off of a scarab beetle.

General-anthropomorphy.

...and of course: Unending-avian-worship.

Scooter, a swallow-tailed kite.  
(BIG thanks to the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, FL and the Orange Audubon Society for letting me get so close!)