Happy St. Patrick’s Day to the Irish and to everyone who enjoys eating corned beef and cabbage and drinking green beer. Those aren’t really my cup of tea – so I invented a green cocktail of course instead. A green-capped aquatic bird and an Irish romance complete our bird time trio this week. A couple… Continue reading Celebrating Patrick (A different one this time)
Author: The Birding Bartender
The Birding Bartender shares her experiences and cocktail recipes developed while combining the zen serenity of "bird time" with an afternoon cocktail, a good book and the suburban Carolina countryside.
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Days of Thunder, Talladega Nights
This week marked the return of NASCAR season (I don’t include the cluster Clash two weeks ago which was overshadowed by Mother Nature bringing down its wrath on California). I started watching the premiere Cup series about mid-way through last year, became a fast Kyle Larson fan, and regretfully now find myself juggling my Sunday… Continue reading Days of Thunder, Talladega Nights
Super B’rollin’ with ma homies
It has been a cold new year and after the activities of the holidays, I have been finding it hard to get back into the daily grind. The cold weather and dark afternoons make photography challenging, though the hungry birds keep coming to supplement their meagre winter calories. With the new year comes a wide variety of… Continue reading Super B’rollin’ with ma homies
Feliz Navidad and the whirlwind of the Holidays
With the holiday season in full swing, there is little time for blog writing amongst the decorating, shopping, cooking, and winter weather watching. We had to shlep the cat family and ourselves to the basement last weekend during a rare Raleigh tornado warning. I had just made an online grocery order hours before and worried that… Continue reading Feliz Navidad and the whirlwind of the Holidays
From Veterans to Giant Pandas: Honoring our National Treasures
There were a couple events of note taking place this past weekend. Veterans Day in America, or as I remember it when I was younger, Remembrance Day in Canada: “At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month,” we have a moment of silence to remember the end of the First World… Continue reading From Veterans to Giant Pandas: Honoring our National Treasures
Double Double, Toil and Trouble (the new names for the Candy twins perhaps…?)
Happy All Hallow’s Eve to one and all! Halloween to me is the start of the fall season of festivities, of decorating the house and celebrating with family and friends. Our pets get into the fun too: instead of bird pics this week, I tormented my pets with playing dress-up. See what feline cuteness we… Continue reading Double Double, Toil and Trouble (the new names for the Candy twins perhaps…?)
Pretty in Pink Power
I had originally been planning to write an Oktoberfest themed blog this month… but ironically, most of that festival is celebrated in September and my procrastination got the better of me, so…😒. My Nikolaschka recipe will have to wait until next year and we move on to an important PSA: Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It… Continue reading Pretty in Pink Power
So long, Ophelia, I barely knew ya
Last weekend, we attended our first beverage festival since early 2020, “Whiskey Wine and Fire” in Cary, NC. Koka Booth Amphitheatre’s first outside festival of the year unfortunately coincided with Hurricane Ophelia’s assault on the east coast, leaving us with a wet festival ground, a few struggling campfires, and a leak in our four-year-old roof.… Continue reading So long, Ophelia, I barely knew ya
Fall into Pumpkin Spice Season
Cooler temperatures, colorful foliage, festivals, holiday decorating and celebrations. While I don’t love the shorter days nor the back-to-school traffic, Autumn is my favorite time of year. The hummingbirds will soon be making their long trip south to be replaced by pine siskins and warblers at my feeders. At every coffee shop and fast-food restaurant,… Continue reading Fall into Pumpkin Spice Season
Mourning and Metamorphosis: Butterflies, Biscuit, and Bourbon
Five hundred twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes. How do you measure a year in the life? (Seasons of Love, RENT). Whether one regards the fleeting life of a butterfly, the tragically limited years of a cherished pet, or the complicated highs and lows of a human lifetime, death is a natural part of all of… Continue reading Mourning and Metamorphosis: Butterflies, Biscuit, and Bourbon
Birds, Books and Bourbon 