So You Think You Know Your Bird Names
I love complicated and ridiculous bird names — Marbled Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, and Flammulated Owl are a few of my favorites. But when I am reading very old bird books, I sometimes come… Continue reading
I love complicated and ridiculous bird names — Marbled Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, and Flammulated Owl are a few of my favorites. But when I am reading very old bird books, I sometimes come… Continue reading
A tiny bird caught my attention the other day. From one set of weeds it would dive into another, always just a few feet from me but never clearly visible. Finally it landed… Continue reading
I spent this morning with another volunteer, walking a private property, helping the landowner by searching for a certain endangered plant. We didn’t end up finding any, but we did find a close… Continue reading
My husband and I grew up watching Jacques Cousteau nature specials, and we sometimes like to imitate him in our bad French accents when we talk about the “elusive and dangereuse” wild animals… Continue reading
On a Thursday afternoon, I saw Mississippi Kites flying over. These birds are one of the easiest for me to identify even though they fly high up, because their silhouette is so simple… Continue reading
The Red-tailed Hawk was back today, and while I did not get nice sharp pictures like I did the last time it visited, I got some of it taking flight. Hawks show so… Continue reading
My friend Debbie was asked to lead a bird walk at our local library, and she asked me to come along to help. I always learn a lot from Debbie so I was… Continue reading
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
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
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