Buffleheads are small ducks (in fact they are the smallest sea duck in North America), although the bold, black and…
Who doesn’t love chickadees? They are curious, bold, cute, vivacious, and just generally cheering. They are particularly engaging when hanging…
There are only a few birds that I can identify by ear, but Sandhill Cranes are at the top of…
I really enjoy finding Hooded Mergansers, but I don’t personally have much to say about them. So instead I’ll just…
Have you ever seen the ring on the neck of a Ring-necked Duck? I don’t recall ever seeing it, but…
I love these little birds, but I have struggled mightily to get decent photos of these frenetic little creatures. Finally,…
John Muir, Father of the modern conservation movement, and a man acquainted with most of the feathered species which could…
This is a large (12” tall) brown (with black barring and speckles) woodpecker of forest edges and openings, with a…
With plumage befitting an Italian court jester (whose tricks or histrionics give this species its scientific names), the male Harlequin…
Despite its kleptoparasitic tendencies (which is just one of several reasons why Benjamin Franklin didn’t want it to be our…