Archive - Laura Erickson's For the Birds

August Bird Movements

Even as species decline, bird migration is thrilling to behold.

Aug 16 •

A Little Boy Turns Five!

Fun and miracles with a growing child.

Aug 14 •

The omega and the alpha

For many birds, the end of summer marks the beginning of spanking new feathers. Too bad adults have to go through that awkward molt to get them.

Aug 11 •

The Bold and the Beautiful

Huge numbers of hummingbirds are heading south right now.

Aug 11 •

Beyond Florida: Everything Everywhere All at Once

So very many dire issues right now make it impossible to focus on any single one.

Aug 5 •

July 2025

Florida: Why I Love It So Much, and Why I Can't Bear to Visit It Again: Part 1

The place I’ve forged such lovely and joyful memories has been poisoned by Alligator Auschwitz.

Jul 27 •

Sun-Bathing, Blue Jay Style

If you see a Blue Jay panting and keeled over on one side, it's almost certainly not sick—just sun-bathing.

Jul 20 •

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

BB brings his daughter!!

Jul 16 •

WHOA! I'm quoted in a special edition of LIFE!

Forgetting that I've done an interview makes seeing the finished article all the more thrilling.

Jul 6 •

Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket

Mark Twain had it right.

Jul 4 •

June 2025

The Material Realities of Biological Sex

Birds don’t ostracize individuals from their social flocks based on “objective sex-based differences.” That would undermine their civil society.

Jun 23 •

Dog fur controversy?

One reader took umbrage with my last post.

Jun 21 •

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