Yes, I’m doing it again! Due to either popular demand or a temporary lapse in sanity, I’ll be tackling the third and final volume of the Peterson Field Guides to Moths series – this one for Western North America. The book will be similar in style and scope to the previous two installments. Moths will … Continue reading “PFG to Moths of Western North America”
Our lilacs have been done blooming for a while now, but in the days following my return home from the book tour they saw a lot of activity from pollinators: bees and butterflies, flies and moths. Including these three, which happened to all show up at the bush by the house during the same afternoon; … Continue reading “Diurnal sphinx moths”
Guess what arrived today? My first copy of the new moth guide! Yaaaaaay! The books are all printed overseas, and they’re all on a container ship somewhere on the Pacific at the moment, but the printer sends a few copies by air to the publisher so they can review them for quality (and start distributing … Continue reading “The moth guide has arrived!”
Back in May I posted a status update on the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Then, we’d just received the bits and pieces of the manuscript, all 4.5 inches worth of printed paper, with notes from our copyeditor. We went over all her corrections, made changes and additions as necessary, and … Continue reading “PFG to Moths, status update 2”
And, I suppose, an update on me. I’m still here! And just fine, though I’ve been really busy the last few weeks. I’ve been working five days a week at Innis Point Bird Observatory since the end of April, which amounts to the same number of hours as if I were working a typical 9-to-5, … Continue reading “PFG to Moths, status update”
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