Yellow-bellied sapsucker rescued at Ijams.
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Stephen Lyn Bales
WBIR Channel 10
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excellent writer, very humorous speaker
Great-granddad Jim Bales homesite Great Smoky Mountains National Park
book talks & other
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My favorite photos from blog are for sale (Click photo)
Articles to look for
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Visit Ijams Nature Center and say hello
Visit my good friends at Mast General Store in downtown Knoxville
Listen to Tennessee Shines every Monday night 7-8 PM on WDVX: 89.9 FM
Ghost Birds
"Ghost Birds: Jim Tanner and the Quest for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, 1935-1941." To purchase a copy signed by both Nancy Tanner and myself contact me.
Nominated: Deep South Book Prize
Ghost Birds: Reviews
Sets Tanner for the first time firmly in the pantheon of America's leading ornithologists
This is a tale of heartbreak
Bales's tale of adventure is a model for doing environmental or scientific history
get a true feel for Jim's daily life, his work and adventures searching remote swamps
Captures Tanner’s determined spirit as he tracked down ornithology’s Holy Grail.
A compelling story
Alauda: Cet ouvrage est écrit dans un style très vivant
It was a book that I couldn't put down.
"beautifully written and ineffably sad"
"Combining nature, biography, history, and mythos"
It made me cry at the end of the Afterward.
"I was utterly absorbed in the story of Tanner's life."
"A fascinating page-turner"
this book illustrates the hard work and frustration that goes into preserving endangered species
"Surprised to be so enchanted!"
"What a wonderfully documented experience"
Well written account of another tragic disaster thanks to our lovely myopic species
"This book should be read by any serious birder who has an interest in history."
"a fantastic read! Tanner's determin- ation in the field was inspiring"
"a long over due book about a man of amazing tenacity"
It's about pursuing a nobel project through sacrifice, disappointment and dogged persistence
Other reviews
Articles
interviews
Knox ivi's Jack Neely interview. Select show that aired 11/10/10.
Buy at Ijams or
Ghost Birds blog
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Ivory-bill notecards
Notecards of my ivory-bill cover art are available, either singularly (with envelope) or boxes of eight cards (with envelopes) For more information, contact me.
Ivory-bill print
11X14 prints, suitable for framing, of my ivory-bill cover art are available. For more information, contact me.
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Natural Histories
"This is THE best Tennessee natural history book I've read."
An eclectic mix of local history and natural history that informs and delights in equal measure
buy at Ijams or
Natural Histories References
also available
Natural Histories notecards with illustrations from the book
pen to paper
My Smithsonian ivorybill article
(Click for article) or to buy a copy of the September 2010 "Smithsonian" with my ivory-bill article signed by both Nancy Tanner and myself contact me.
My Tennessee Conservationist articles
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Sites to visit
- Janet's Wood Thrush Ridge
- Ijams Nature Center
- Vickie Henderson Art
- Vickie's Sketch Book
- UT Press
- Gene's movie blog
- Rikki Hall
- Hog Foot Holler
- Garden Girls
- Tennessee wildflowers
- UT-Tennessee herbarium
- great Zen blog
- Nature Scrapbooking
- Travels in the UK
- Lighthearted fun
- Nature in Colorado
- Knox news blog network
- Operation Migration
Ten books that influenced me
Plus ten books of collected essays
Incredible journeys: 10 favorite books
Science books: my favorites to look for
Plus favorites about birds & birding
Uniquely/Oddly American: 10 favorite books
Remarkable stories: 10 favorites
Plus 10 darn good reads, darn good
nature at Ijams
Click graphic to see what's blooming, singing, nesting, croaking, visiting, growing at Ijams Nature Center
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osprey chicks fledge
At Crossville Library
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and a bit of music
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and a goodbye from Emmylou
2 comments:
I never realized so many birds colide with windows! I should have guessed because we have had several fly into our windows. I was sorry, but I enjoyed holding them in my hand and getting to see them up close. All but one or two recovered and flew away:)
Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
I am so glad this sapsucker did OK. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! And that the new year brings many, many blessings....good health for one!
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