I love these little birds, but I have struggled mightily to get decent photos of these frenetic little creatures. Finally,…
I really enjoy my weekly hikes with my nbo Morgan. Hike is probably a misnomer. They used to be hikes,…
One of my favorite things to do on my rambles is to look under logs, boards, rocks, and even leaves,…
I love deer! Until I developed my fascination with birds, bugs, and botany, seeing deer while afoot in their element…
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 privately didn’t think it was fit…
Male Lazuli Buntings are eye catching birds which really stand out in their usual breeding habitat of dry, shrubby, open…
Chukars are distinctive gray birds with cream and white barring on the wings, and a cream colored throat with a…