See "Focus Illustrated, September 2021, for spider photo mentioned above.
Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks
Bobolinks Galore
Our grandson Paul hurried up the steps to our back porch, somewhat out of breath, asking, “Grandpa, did you ever see seventy-five Bobolinks in one flock?” “Now, Paul,” I answered, “are you sure?”...
Mailbox, July 2021: Tomato Plants
Covers, June 2021
Baltimore Oriole, Female. Photo © Alva Steury Jr. Garter snake. Photo © Alva Steury Jr.
The Good Side of Grackles!
Oh, just look at those grackles! By the hundreds! We didn’t count, but Norman said “250.” They fluttered down from the trees like leaves onto our lawn, then into the garden, and back to the trees...
Our First Christmas Bird Count
Red-winged Blackbirds. Photo © Rusty Dodson/Dreamstime.com. On Friday, our good friend Nathan came to our place and asked if we would be interested in helping him with the Christmas Bird Count. “Of...
Alligator Eating a Juvenile Alligator
Great Blue Heron photos © Danny Gilliam. Background adult alligator photo © Allen Shank.
I Like Grackles
Common Grackle. Photo © Kieran Li/Dreamstime.com. Its large yellow eye followed my every move, probably hoping I had something to eat in my hand. I had nothing but the book I was reading. Besides...