By Brian Kluepfel In my opinion autumn is the most beautiful season. Not for me, the icy winter winds nor the summer’s oppressive heat and humidity. Not even spring’s allergy-inducing flowers! Give me the slow, resplendent dying of a New
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel Since there’s plenty of time to read these days, I came across two interesting bird-themed books last week. Douglas Adams is best known for his “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” series. They sold millions and earned him fame.
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel The May confrontation in Central Park between a white woman walking a dog off-leash and a Black birder asking her not to threw into sharp contrast many divisions in our republic. And it just went to show
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel The blue-throated macaw is feted with names for its color (the blue throat patch distinguishes it from the commoner blue-and-gold), a noted scientist (Wagler) and for a native place-name (Caninde-yu – “macaw-yellow” in Guarani – is also a
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel I find myself shivering in a wooden hut on the edge of the river; it is where two years ago I scrawled a missive to a higher power, asking that my new marriage be blessed. Today, I’m
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel Colombia has a bit of an image problem. Much of this perception is indeed based on an ugly reality which the nation is trying to leave in the past; much of that is perpetuated in mass media.
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel This week I attended two local events about symbolic birds – the Eastern bluebird, New York’s state bird, and the Philippine eagle, which is – guess what –the national symbol of the Philippines. The birds seem headed on
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