by Kevin Shank | Apr 5, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Birds, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Contest, Owls, Wrens
First Place Winner Baltimore Oriole. Artwork © Elizabeth Boggs, 12. Second Place Winner Barn Owl. Artwork © Blessing Langham, 12. Third Place Winner House Wren. Artwork © John Mark Ramer, 12. About the Wild Bird Art Contest A big thanks to each of you who...
by Alexa Miller | Apr 1, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Articles & Stories, Birds, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, The Birders' Trail, Warblers
Yellow Warbler. Photo © Darren Shank. It was not a good day for birds, I decided. The trees swayed in a brisk spring breeze, and gray clouds scurried overhead. The birds were probably hunkered down. My brothers, ages thirteen and six, were begging me to go warbler...
by Alva Steury Jr. | May 13, 2021 | 2021, 06, June Readers' Issue, Articles & Stories, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Covers, Reptiles & Amphibians
Baltimore Oriole, Female. Photo © Alva Steury Jr. Garter snake. Photo © Alva Steury Jr.
by Michelle Ulrich | Mar 29, 2021 | 2021, 04, April, Articles & Stories, Birds
Male Baltimore Oriole perched in a cherry tree looking for bugs in the blossoms. Rosetta McClain Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photo © Paulreevesphotography | Dreamstime.com. One sunny autumn day, my dad was trimming the old elm tree in our backyard when he...