Archive - Life is for the Birds

I Am Considering

Written on 4/18/2026

Apr 23 • Carl Ingwell

February 2026

There was a time when I thought I would never see a Ruffed Grouse.

Feb 15 • Carl Ingwell

January 2026

I had a whole list of reasons why I didn’t want to go birding: I needed to do some grocery shopping, I had to run to the hardware store, and there…

Jan 25 • Carl Ingwell

December 2025

To 200 and Beyond

When I saw my 196th Carbon County year bird, a Dusky Grouse just off the road in Price Canyon Recreation Area, I pessimistically thought that it would…

Dec 28, 2025 • Carl Ingwell

I’m Neither an Artist, Nor a Photographer, but I am a Birder.

I will never be a good photographer, and will always be a laughable artist, yet I’m always photographing and drawing birds.

Dec 11, 2025 • Carl Ingwell

Combatting Burnout

We all go through phases where we are overwhelmingly burned out by the things we love doing the most, right?

Dec 2, 2025 • Carl Ingwell

November 2025

The Likely Last of the Year

Written on 11/2/2025

Nov 6, 2025 • Carl Ingwell

October 2025

Close to 200, Yet Unlikely to Make It

Written on 10/6/2026

Oct 17, 2025 • Carl Ingwell

September 2025

Two American Redstarts and a Good Dog

Written on 8/31/2025

Sep 28, 2025 • Carl Ingwell

In Carbon County, Utah, which contains so little water, I was under the impression that I had found every drop.

Sep 9, 2025 • Carl Ingwell

August 2025

I’m Sorry For Driving You Towards Extinction

I am participating in the demise of that which I love.

Aug 25, 2025 • Carl Ingwell

July 2025

Hiking the Terrace

The laces of my decade-old hiking boots creaked as I pulled them tight through the eyelets.

Jul 13, 2025 • Carl Ingwell