Author Archives: Roger

Otherworld

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Roger

Otherworld is billed as an “immersive art experience.” It’s housed in an old theater in a nearly-abandoned shopping mall southeast of Columbus, Ohio. We drove down right after we landed in town and arrived when the place was not at … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve Learned Recently

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Roger

The cubicle did not get its name from its shape, but from the Latin cubiculum, meaning bed chamber. A male Brown Thrasher can have more than 2,500 separate songs in his repertoire. Creede, Colorado, was named for prospector Nicholas C. … Continue reading →

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My Accidental Hike

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Roger

A Pacific Loon was sighted at Chatfield State Park. I drove up on Saturday morning to look for it. I had just gotten to the shore of the lake when I spotted another birder looking at some scaup that were … Continue reading →

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Bird #550 — Eastern Screech-Owl

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Roger

megascops (from megas, great, and scops, owl) asio (eared owl) Saturday, November 2, 2019 — 2:16 pm Littleton, Colorado — Ketring Park Chalk this one up to eBird and a friendly birder — and some stubborn persistence on my part. … Continue reading →

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Fifty-Two 80’s

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Roger

On Saturday, I drove to Littleton to see the Eastern Screech-Owl. When my first foray into Ketring Park came up empty, I decided to do some sightseeing and then return for another try. I drove about five miles north toward … Continue reading →

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