Monthly Archives: December 2008


Friday Roundup: Dec 19, 2008

Get your carny fix before the NBN shuts down for the holidays… Oekologie #19 – The Season’s Greetings edition at Greg Laden’s Blog Carnival of Evolution #7 – A short but sweet edition at Forms Most Beautiful Friday Ark #222 – The beat goes on at The Modulator Circus of the Spineless is looking for [...]

By N8 | On Dec 19, 2008 | Comments Off
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The people have spoken

By roughly a three-to-one margin, the blogosphere wants to hear about your personal life. There are a few limitations to this study Yes, I know 22 votes is not a representative sample of a community with >540 members. I know opportunistic recruitment is not reliable in the same way that a random sample is. I [...]

By wren | On Dec 18, 2008 | Comments (5)
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Newest Blogs in the Network 12-17-2008

Another week, another NINE outstanding additions to the Nature Blog Network. Each one of these blogs strewn across five different categories is worth at least a click if not a full-on browse. Enjoy! BIRDS Big Fat Birder – A certain birding big shot in the UK may be on this blogger for trademark infringement but [...]

By Mike | On Dec 17, 2008 | Tagged | Comments Off
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Carny Deadlines: Dec 16, 2008

Many carnivals are taking the holidays off, but there’s still one deadline looming… Friday Ark #222 – to The Modulator by December 18.

By N8 | On Dec 16, 2008 | Comments Off
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Nature Blog Networking: Sunshiners

Quite possible the most popular state for nature blogging in this network is Florida, and that makes sense.  The state is a wonderland for wildlife, much of it big, flashy, and photogenic.  And as we’ve talked about many times at the NBNB, photos, even marginal ones, can add a lot to a blog.  To have [...]

By N8 | On Dec 16, 2008 | Tagged | Comments (4)
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Featured Blog: Greg Laden’s blog

This week, we’re talking with Greg Laden, whose blog is a popular member of the Nature Blog Network. Greg is a biological anthropologist with a background in both biology and archaeology. He has a PhD from Harvard, though he hardly ever mentions it, and is an independent scholar and adviser at the University of Minnesota [...]

By wren | On Dec 15, 2008 | Comments Off
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Good of the Order

A couple of items to start off this week’s Good of the Order: On a happy note, kudos and anniversary wishes go out to Grant of The Birder’s Library upon that site’s second anniversary. Grant’s site is a great source for reviews of bird books from both North America and Europe. Keep up the good [...]

By BABW | On Dec 14, 2008 | Tagged | Comments Off
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Nature News in Review

While not a member of the Nature Blog Network, it is worth pointing out that the BBC has just released their online newsletter Breathing Places for December of 2008; it’s well worth a read for anyone “naturally inclined.” However if you’re living in the United States, don’t bother trying to view the videos – as [...]

By BABW | On Dec 13, 2008 | Comments (1)
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Friday Roundup: Dec 12, 2008

Festival of the Trees #30 – Arriving late last week I neglected to include it. A better late than never edition from A Neotropical Savanna. Linneaus’ Legacy #14 – Diversify man, at Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog. I and the Bird #90 – Its Christmas Bird Count Season, and our count circle is the whole blogosphere.  See [...]

By N8 | On Dec 12, 2008 | Comments Off
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Nature & Networking

I’m not surprised that the most popular answer to last week’s poll question “why do you blog?”  is “To build a network with those who share my interests.” It looks like creative outlet may be second, based on comments to the poll post. Of course, the two are not mutually exclusive. However, it appears only [...]

By wren | On Dec 11, 2008 | Comments (6)
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