by Kieran Lindsey | Sep 18, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD Rushing out the door, I went over the list in my head: Shorts and a breathable tee—check. Running shoes—check. Baseball cap, sunglasses, and sunblock—check. Keys and ID—check. Workout playlist queued up on the smartphone in my...
by Kieran Lindsey | Sep 11, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD Arrrggghhh! I can NOT get that song out of my head!! I don’t know where I heard it, maybe on the grocery store’s Music to Inspire Endcap Impulse Purchases station. It’s familiar but definitely not a favorite. I have eclectic...
by Kieran Lindsey | Sep 4, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD I was just trying to help, I swear. In fact, the primary directive in wildlife rehabilitation is: First, do no harm. But the indignant male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) I had just lifted out of a shoe box clearly...
by Kieran Lindsey | Aug 28, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD Seriously, it could happen to anyone. Well, any working mom operating on instinct and snap-judgements who needs to snag some groceries before she flies back home to those perpetually ravenous kiddos. Okay… maybe it couldn’t happen to anyone. But...
by Kieran Lindsey | Aug 14, 2019 | Birds, Wildlife
BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD Walking with my terrier-boy in Lafayette Park, I often happen upon the beginning of a late-afternoon performance by the American Robin Ballet Company. The dancers scatter across the lawn, their dark charcoal cloaks and garnet waistcoats vivid...
