Birds

Owls are mystical beasts that are well loved by both birders and those who casually look at birds. There are…

‘Tis the season when young birds fledge and take to the wing, or more commonly plunge to the ground where…

A light rain had begin to fall on the valley between steep slopes that held the headquarters of HJ Andrews…

On a visit home to my folks’ house in Saugerties, New York, on Mother’s Day weekend (12-13 May, 2018) I…

The Common Raven (Corvus corax) Any questions?

Nothing makes me happier in the midst of spring migration than spending some quality time at the Forest Park waterhole…

The Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) visits my home every year about this time. Of course the males come first to establish…

OK. You probably know that I live where we have many, many woodpeckers. One of the most abundant woodpeckers in…

While on our beach vacation in the Outer Banks of North Carolina in early April I took full advantage of…

I saw my first migratory Eastern Phoebe of 2018 this afternoon at Forest Park, thus kicking off spring for myself…