Category Archives: Hummingbirds

Never Ending

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Melissa

And just when you thought I was about to stop moving…I’m on the road again! Ok, not quite yet, but in 19 days I’ll be making my way up to the Santa Cruz area to study one of my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Banding, Birding Thursday, Birds, cats, Easter, Ellie, Environment, family, Field Work, Hiking, Holidays, Honey, Hummingbirds, injury, Races, Recipes, Running, Travel, Ventura, Whittle My Middle, work | 1 Comment

My 2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Melissa

This happens every year. Did I accomplish all my resolutions for 2012? I wrote in 2011 how I don’t like resolutions because they make me anxious; I feel like there is too much pressure. But, if they’re just things that … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Goals, Abundant Harvest, Aerobics, Anniversary, Banding, Birding Thursday, Birds, Blogger Love, Blogger Meetup, Cambria, Dana and Corey's Wedding, Digestive problems, Dima, Eating Disorder, Environment, family, Farmer's Market, Field Work, Foodbuzz, Foodbuzz Festival, Holiday Shred, Hummingbirds, injury, Insanity, Machu Picchu, Organics, Peru, Physical Therapy, Piriformis Syndrome, Recipe Wednesday, Running, Strength Training, Stress, Travel, vacation, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whit, Year in Review | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Foot Update and Seven Questions

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Melissa

So sorry to leave you hanging yesterday! I had a busy weekend working on my bird banding skills and learned so much about different birds, molt, aging, sexing, you name it! I really had a great time, met some new … Continue reading →

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Coastal Anniversary

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Melissa

Sorry I’ve disappeared on you. I was gone on an extended weekend with Whit to celebrate our two year dating anniversary in Cambria, CA! We found an awesome deal on Travel Zoo for a cute little inn along the sea … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversary, Birds, Cambria, dinner, Eat, Environment, Hiking, Hummingbirds, lunch, New Foods, Northern Harrier, vacation, Vegan, Walking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

The Question

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Melissa

When it comes to working in the environmental technician world you’re constantly moving around.  My current job ends in two days, which started only three months ago, and in a short three weeks I’ll be headed off to Peru for … Continue reading →

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Barriers and, The Rainforest

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Melissa

There are two main things that have me on the edge right now about my upcoming adventure to the rainforests of Peru: Language barriers and literally, The Rainforest. There is so much unknown that I’m going into alone and it’s … Continue reading →

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Next Big Adventure: Into the Jungle

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Melissa

I can’t even begin to describe the terror and excitement going on in my head right now, because I am about to experience probably one of the most difficult and enlightening/exciting things in my life this summer… I’m going to … Continue reading →

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