Birder Feud! The Hatfields vs. The MacDon...McCoys

Birdchick has one of the best (in terms of entertainment value) blog posts of the year up right here. Do yourself a favor and check it out. Without dipping into the convoluted but worthwhile discussion of how gender plays out in the birding community, I will just say I can relate to Birdchick's position. It's always a surprise when you find out someone who barely knows you has mysteriously built up a shoddy soapbox to spit venom about you in some corner of the internet...the fact that it's based on birding, of all things, makes it even sadder.