Oh, I'm glad you looked up what to do about the baby sparrow! I wouldn't have thought of that and probably would have just panicked. Hope it gets its life lessons learned and is able to get up in the air and back with its parents soon.
The only sparrow I can reliably identify is the dark-eyed junco. Well, and the house sparrow, but they are really finches, so it doesn't count.
I remember having an email discussion with you about JG&R. I think it was some parental dispositions that horrified you, and while this was really not what I had in mind at all, it was a coherent view of what is in the book.
I had not considered the difficulties of identifying juncoes in other geographical areas. Here they arrive in October and leave in April, and there's just not much else around that looks like them. The white flash of the departing bird and their ground-feeding habits also help.
I hope to see a grasshopper sparrow one day; so far, I may have heard some, but that's all.
I can see that the evidence that even experts can't reliably identify some sparrows would be very reassuring. Raphael once told me that you could take a three-day seminar just on sparrows.
As for the book, hmm, it's hard for me to say more without potential spoilers, too, but I'm glad you liked the craft and sorry that the reading experience wasn't pleasant. I'd aimed for a different mix than I delivered.
Horray for the sparrows! I'm glad things are working out well for them, and that they have nice neighbors who understand them and are willing to learn about their social customs.
Aww, shucks - no lawn mowing! What a shame! ;) Hope the little bird gets on his/her way soon enough!
I am so thrilled to hear that J,G,&R will be an ebook - then I can thrust it upon people. I have been reluctant to lend my hardcover for fear of never seeing it again.
My Birthday telescope is named Gentian, which may tell you a bit about how much I love that book of yours :)
Yes, I should make that clearer in subsequent posts. We'll be reissuing everything as both an ebook and a print-on-demand paperback. I am not sure about a hardcover, but there will definitely be a paper book for all of these things.
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I've since seen a parent bird -- I think it might be a chipping sparrow, but I'm quite bad at identifying sparrows.
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(And incidentally, I just went over and patted my copy of Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary.)
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I remember having an email discussion with you about JG&R. I think it was some parental dispositions that horrified you, and while this was really not what I had in mind at all, it was a coherent view of what is in the book.
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I hope to see a grasshopper sparrow one day; so far, I may have heard some, but that's all.
I can see that the evidence that even experts can't reliably identify some sparrows would be very reassuring. Raphael once told me that you could take a three-day seminar just on sparrows.
As for the book, hmm, it's hard for me to say more without potential spoilers, too, but I'm glad you liked the craft and sorry that the reading experience wasn't pleasant. I'd aimed for a different mix than I delivered.
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I am so thrilled to hear that J,G,&R will be an ebook - then I can thrust it upon people. I have been reluctant to lend my hardcover for fear of never seeing it again.
My Birthday telescope is named Gentian, which may tell you a bit about how much I love that book of yours :)
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You'll even be able to get a paper book to lend out if you want to, though the cover probably won't be as nice, because we can't afford it.
I am really flattered at the name of your telescope. I hope you have many thrilling years with it.
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OH! That's even better! A paper copy will make it easier to gift upon people! Muwhahahah!!
Thank you! I am quite happy with her so far - she's lovely!
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I'm glad the telescope is giving satisfaction.
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