Northern Cardinals are known for their plumage. Bold red or subtle pink and brown, on a background of snow or new leaves, their beauty...
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Roughly 10 percent of the world’s birds — about a thousand species — are songbirds belong to a group called “nine-primaried oscines,” so named...
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In all of North America, only one avian species serves as both the beloved mascot of seven states as well as the totem to...
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It is that special time of year when I’m out and about and someone comes up a bit sheepish and says, “You know, you’re...
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Cardinals have built a nest in the forsythia outside my living room window. Watching the female patiently incubate her eggs reminds me of how...
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The hours are ticking down to Super Bowl XLIII, a hotly anticipated contest between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals. As an avid American...
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I finally got back out with my Swarovski digiscoping rig again yesterday now that I have a replacement lens for my camera. My destination...
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Beware, my friend, of crystal brook Or fountain, lest that hideous hook. Thy nose, thou chance to see; Narcissus’ fate would then be thine,...
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