Mornings are very important to us Southerners, especially New England transplants like me. During sweltering summers, where my dashboard hits 98 degrees F every damn day, mornings have become my oasis. I can explore outside without sweat dripping from my nose, or wear a T-shirt without worrying that my forearms will scorch in the noon-day…
Tag: birding
10000 Birds – Endless Birds at Rodman Reservoir
My NRLI fellowship class zipped across the Rodman Reservoir in two air boats, avoiding the submerged tree trunks leftover from the bottomland forest that once grew here. I visited the reservoir to learn about the environmental controversy surrounding the Rodman Dam (to remove, or not to remove), but the birds completely distracted me. Read more…
Birding Maine – Meadow and Marsh at the Wells Reserve
Hundreds of species of birds have been identified at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. During my visit in early September, I wondered which ones I could tick off. I had been to the Wells Reserve once before in late May, en route to my sister’s graduation in upstate New York. Though I didn’t have…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 