“Let’s go for a walk!”
Ah! I used to be a part of that…
The Birders’ Trail
Tips to Birds
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Swainson's Warbler singing from a branch. Photo © epantha|iStockphoto.com. What was Cheryl telling Bethany? We were at a family reunion in Kentucky, and...
January Birding
“Owl!” I yelped as I quickly swung my binoculars around. We got just a glimpse of the disappearing bird.
A Day to Remember
We had just pulled into the parking lot when a car drove past us, slowed, and a man inside yelled, “There’s a Bald Eagle in that tree over there!”
A Bird in the Hand
I don’t know what it was about the third try. Maybe I waited longer than usual, or maybe…
I Spy!
Suddenly I saw her plummet to the ground. Oh, I thought, maybe she found her dinner! I waited, hoping to see her rise with a rabbit in her talons. Nothing happened…
Rare Ross’s
Would it still be there? We were on the road again chasing a rare bird. As always, the closer you get, the more afraid you are it has left.
Of Spies…and Guards
Desperate to protect, the brave, feathered guard rushed at me, its tail fanned wide. I backed off. But I had waited for weeks for this moment! I was determined to get a picture. I edged forward again…
Wacky Woodcock
Does it seem to you that the woods is full of hidden eyes…like, there are things in the woods watching you that you can’t see? I encountered a pair of those hidden eyes one day while I was sitting in a blind hoping to photograph a drumming grouse.
One-In-a-Hole
Strong, gusty winds moved through our area early on Good Friday morning, even bringing a skiff of snow before daylight.After lunch, my son David, grandson Paul, and I hiked to the golf course that...
“Look, There’s an Eagle!”
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Brant. Photo © Carolyn Difrancesco|Dreamstime.com. The November morning dawned cool and gray as we drove the last several miles to our destination of...
Banding Saw-whets
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive “They’re banding owls tonight!” my brother Nicholas exclaimed at the supper table.“Really?” I asked. “What time does it start?”“The announcement at the...
Sharing Friendship
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Sharing Birding Contest Honorable Mention As I’m the only birder in our family, I’ve often wondered what a birding spree would be like with my siblings....
Learning Together
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Sharing Birding Contest First Place Winner Finsch's Wheatear. Photo © Shutterstock.com. I stared at the birding contest announcement. Ideas began to roll...
Birding by Beginners
Sharing Birding Contest Grand Prize Winner View the full issue in the Magazine Archive American Robin. Photo © Robert Frazer. My husband and I are not birders. Thanks in part to Nature Friend, some...