Fish for Dinner — or Not
It’s easy to overlook familiar birds, but yesterday I noticed a Great Blue Heron that was poised in an unusual stance, with its head low to the water for a long period of… Continue reading
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Bird 97
In my quest to document all the birds that visit our farm, I was happy that this week I was finally able to photograph a White-eyed Vireo here. I hear them all the… Continue reading
New Birds and Bugs
In my quest to document all the wild species that appear here on our farm, I am always excited to identify a new species. So far this year, I have gotten two new… Continue reading
A Lovely Spring Afternoon
We have been having phenomenal weather, cool, breezy, and clear. The trees are leafing out, our winter birds have moved on, for the most part, and the insects are zooming around purposefully. I… Continue reading
Birds on a Water Break
This past week we were at our place in the Texas Hill Country, and I had been working near a water trough for about an hour, when suddenly birds started flying in. This… Continue reading
A Walk to Harvest Native Grass Seed
Last December, while other people were out finishing their shopping, I went out walking with a small group, to gather native grass seed from a remnant prairie. It doesn’t look like much.… Continue reading
Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge — As the Crow Considers Flying
While traveling through Nova Scotia last week, I noticed these crows having issues with directions. The only thing they could agree on was that they would be happy to be part of Cee’s… Continue reading
Tonight’s Performance
Ladies and Gentlemen, tonight we are honored to bring you… (cue music from “Rocky.”) Vultro il Magnifico! Defying death while he perilously balances on the frailest of fallen logs… Risking wing… Continue reading
Smith Oaks Rookery
Six years ago I went on a birding bus trip and got to see the Smith Oaks Rookery in High Island, Texas. It was amazing to see of hundreds of giant nests stacked… Continue reading
Way Better Than Half-Priced Candy
Our family tradition is to celebrate holidays a day or two after their real date, so that we can wait and buy the candy for half price. This year for Valentine’s Day, we… Continue reading