Monthly Archives: May 2009


Help Wanted at 10,000 Birds

If you’re in the Nature Blog Network you know what big wheels the folks at 10,00 Birds are in our little (but growing!) community.  They’re undoubtedly the bird bloggers all of us little bird bloggers aspire to be, the Major Leagues to our farm system. Well, for the summer, the guys over at the web’s [...]

Want to go to Puerto Rico?

One of the things we nature bloggers love to do, nearly to a one, is travel to see nature in new places.  But as we all know too well, that costs money.  But what if I told you that right now, you could win a birding trip to a neotropical paradise, home to a host [...]

Friday Roundup: May 29, 2009

A couple excellent carnivals for your reading pleasure this week! –=====– I and the Bird #101 – 100 down, get started on the next 100 at Living the Scientific Life Friday Ark #245 – At the Modulator, as always.

Excess of Ecosystem

Taxonomy can be tricky business as you nature lovers know. However, we derive great advantage from systems that efficiently and effectively categorize different familes, genera, species, etc. The categorization scheme for members of the Nature Blog Network is also meant to facilitate the identification different blogs in the field. Alas, the classification of nature blogs [...]

Newest Blogs in the Network 5-27-2009

Our march towards a majestic 1000 members proceeds apace thanks to these 16 newest additions to the Nature Blog Network. One of them may be your next new favorite so check each one! BIRDS Urban Undevelopments – Endlessly poetic, undeveloped urban areas remind us of what we’ve destroyed, and what we’ve yet to lose. ECOSYSTEM [...]

Carny Deadlines: May 26, 2009

Lots of great carnivals are awaiting your submissions this week.  I hope you’ve been more prolific than I have lately. –=====– I and the Bird #101 – to Living the Scientific Life by the end of the day today!! Friday Ark #245 – to the Modulator by this Thursday, May 28 Festival of the Trees [...]

Featured Blog: Everyday Adventurer

This week’s featured blogger is best known by his psuedonym, “Ratty.” His blog, The Everyday Adventurer, shows nature as a fun experience for anyone. Whether you have years of experience with nature or you’ve never been outside of a city, there should be something enjoyable for you there. Ratty, thanks for talking with NBN today. [...]

Departure

While it is difficult to know just what to say when exiting such a publicly visible project as the Nature Blog Network Blog, this is precisely what I am faced with doing at present. While my own blog, Born Again Bird Watcher, will continue on as it has done for over two years now, life [...]

Friday Roundup: May 22, 2009

Here are a few carnivals from the last week showcasing some of the best in nature and science blogging. –=====– Scientia Pro Publica #4 – Remembering the great Stephen Jay Gould at The Primate Diaries The Moth and Me #3 – The best in moth writing and photography for the last month at North American [...]

Newest Blogs in the Network 5-20-2009

Can you believe it? The Nature Blog Network has now passed 900 members! We have these 15 newest additions to thank so be sure to visit each one to show your gratitude! BIRDS BogBlog – Daily postings since february 2006 of what started out as an exploration of a local bog and turned into an [...]