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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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
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
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
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
A Good Day for Woodpeckers
This afternoon I saw three of the six species of woodpecker we have here. I was sitting quietly in the wood while the sheep browsed, when a Pileated Woodpecker swooped right in front… Continue reading
A Little Farther West
This past weekend I got to spend some time out in the Texas Hill Country. Depending on who you talk to, Texas can be divided into seven to eighteen different ecological zones, and… Continue reading
Breakfast with the Birds
Both of these species show up here occasionally. It was a treat to see them together.
One Log, A Lot of Visitors
The Anhinga from Sunday came back on Monday, and thoughtfully presented me with a different angle to capture. That same day, the juvenile Little Blue Heron and a Great Blue Heron landed on… Continue reading