Great Egret
Great Egrets stop by often, but they usually keep their distance. The other day, one did not see me right across the creek from it, and I was able to get some shots… Continue reading
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December Highlights
All of these are from the last three days of warm and sunny weather. A cold front is supposed to blow in this weekend, and I am curious to see what changes it… Continue reading
Mystery Bird Revealed
Did you guess the bird in yesterday’s post? Here it is, the ordinary Great Blue Heron. Normally I see it walking along the edge of the water, but one day I saw one… Continue reading
What Bird?
Sometimes an unusual angle gives you a whole new outlook. The answer — tomorrow!
Those Aren’t Geese!
Last week, after a day of storms and tornado warnings, we had a gorgeous day of 70 degrees with clear blue skies. As I was out on my walk, I heard a sound… Continue reading
The Sapsucker
Usually I only see Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers in the shade as they make their way quickly around the trees, but this male stayed out in the sunshine eating persimmons, long enough for me to… Continue reading
Fifteen Minutes
Spare a thought for the poor, unappreciated warbler in fall — stressed by migrating for miles through unfamiliar surroundings, it can’t relax into its regular routine, it can’t find its usual diet, it… Continue reading
Ready, Set, Go!
Usually when I am photographing birds, I can’t really get a good look at them. They are far away, or shaded by branches, or it’s just too bright outside — when I get… Continue reading
Favorite Nature Writers – Anna Botsford Comstock
About nine years ago, I came across The Handbook of Nature Study in a used book store. It was a 937-page book about teaching children how to study nature. This edition was from… Continue reading
They Knew in 1862
I bought some old Punch magazines at an estate sale, and in reading through them, I have found interesting editorials and repeated pleas for people to stop killing birds, if for no other… Continue reading
