Nature blog carnival time used to be restricted to the beginning of each month – a mensual fix of inverts, birds, berrys, and trees. Those stalwarts still greet each new month in rough synchrony, but lately a new crop of upstart nature blog carnivals has appeared, all vying to fill that former mid-month lull. Covering moths, herps, and beetles, they cater to a more specialized audience (despite their subject matter being as diverse as any of the original carnivals). New editions of these mid-month carnivals are hot off the press, just in time to stock up on fresh reading material for the weekend.
Jason Hogle is my hero! Intellect, perspective, and artistic talent combine at xenogere to produce some of the most visually and spiritually compelling nature writing available. In The Moth and Me #9 – the wingless one, Jason unleashes his considerable talents on 15 contributions, weaving them seamlessly into a beautiful story about a wingless moth and its place in The Creation. Read it and be spellbound, then (after getting over your jealousy of his writing talents) visit the posts for more lepidopterous prose.
John from Kind Of Curious got the lucky draw by hosting House of Herps #4 – St. Patrick’s Edition on St. Patrick’s Day. John notes the ophiological connection to St. Patrick – famed for driving the snakes out Ireland (today seen as an allegory for his conversion of many of the Irish to Christianity) – and then provides scientific reasons for the lack of snakes in Ireland. Nine other contributions round out a menagerie of posts covering snakes, turtles, salamaders, frogs, and toads.
For An Inordinate Fondness (AIF) #2, Amber and AJ at Birder’s Lounge have cleverly adopted a musical theme to honor the coleopterological origin behind the name of the music group, “The Beatles” – complete with song snippets and the irreverent perspective that we have come to expect and adore in their writings. Buzz on over, listen to the music, and let their prose whet your appetites before visiting this month’s eleven contributions.
Copyright © Ted C. MacRae 2010
Beetles In The Bush 
My first visit to ‘The Moth and Me’…thanks for the introduction to Xenogere, he is a fascinating writer.
You’re welcome – more people should know about Jason!
Ted, I think you are among the few that have assumed the role of recurring host for the unofficial carnival of carnivals. It’s fun to read your intros for each carnival and honor the host of each. I know it is much appreciated by everyone who takes up the “host” mantle. Thanks so much.
BTW, AJ had her blogging debut with AIF #2 – her voice is new at Birder’s Lounge, at least from an author’s perspective. I have a feeling she’ll have a following after this – I might have to give her a “job.”
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Thanks, Amber. I guess this means I blog about bloggers who blog about bloggers who blog about nature 🙂
Nice job by AJ – I’ll look forward to seeing more from her.
Wow, Ted. Thank you! I’m blushing at your very generous remarks.
You’re welcome, though they are quite deserved.