~ Early Web Links ~

Didelphidae is a charming personal neocities site built from scratch in 2025, centered around its creator's interests including art, collections, and what appears to be an opossum-themed aesthetic (didelphidae being the scientific family name for opossums). The site features hand-coded pages, a crossword puzzle, last.fm music integration, character shrines, and a cozy old-web neighborhood of linked friends.

Kane County Audubon is a local chapter of the Audubon Society dedicated to bird watching and wildlife conservation in Kane County, Illinois. The site serves as a hub for local birding enthusiasts, offering information about chapter activities, bird sightings, and nature events in the region.

Crowcoco's Corner is a charming old-web personal sanctuary themed around crows and birds, featuring shrines, hoards, and collections curated by its creator. The site highlights a 'Bird of the Month' feature and links to various fan tributes, making it a delightful niche spot for bird enthusiasts and old-web explorers alike.

Into the Darkness is the official fanlisting for ravens, one of nature's most intelligent birds, listed under the Animals category at The Fanlistings Network. Created and hand-coded by Mariqueen, the site invites fellow raven enthusiasts to join a growing list of fans from across the globe.

SAVED is a fanlisting dedicated to adopted and rescued animals, welcoming fans of animal rescue and adoption from around the world. Created by an active animal rescuer, the site covers a wide range of rescued species and encourages visitors to adopt, volunteer, donate, or simply click a banner to feed a shelter animal for free.

Larry, a Connecticut native, chronicles his birdwatching adventures across local towns, forests, and parks through regular blog posts stretching back to 2007. The blog captures seasonal sightings like Red-winged Blackbirds and Merlins alongside reflections on nature, weather, and the meditative quality of outdoor exploration.

Blairbirding is a richly detailed blog by an experienced birder who has traveled the world in pursuit of birds, with trip reports covering Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, and beyond. With 663 images and decades of personal history, the site offers compelling narratives, species lists, and photography from international birding tours and solo adventures.

Shetland Wildlife is a tour and wildlife-watching company based in the Shetland Islands, showcasing the expert guides and naturalists who lead expeditions to observe the region's remarkable fauna. Visitors can learn about the team behind the operation, whose local knowledge brings encounters with puffins, otters, orcas, and other iconic Shetland wildlife to life.

The Sheffield Bird Study Group is a registered charity founded in 1972 for birdwatchers and ornithologists in and around Sheffield, covering a recording area spanning twelve 10km squares across South Yorkshire and beyond. The site offers a sightings database, species maps, site guides, survey work, publications including annual reports and an avifauna, and membership information for all levels of birder.

Gareth D.A. Platt documents his weekly visits to Antrim Marina in Northern Ireland, meticulously recording colour-ringed Black-headed Gulls and tracking their movements over time. The blog offers a detailed, citizen-science perspective on gull banding and ring-reading, with observations spanning multiple years and notes on how weather events may affect bird populations.