by Lois Tschetter | Sep 1, 2023 | 2023, 09 September, Birds, Invisibles, Puzzle, Woodpeckers
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by Elizabeth Ann Shenk | Apr 5, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Articles & Stories, Birds, Learning By Doing, Thrushes
Eastern Bluebird eating mealworm. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Thank you to the Amstutz family who asked about raising mealworms for bluebirds (February issue). I can hear and see your bluebirds’ happy warbling and excited fluttering when they find their feast.When we...
by Seth Good, 8 | Mar 3, 2022 | Articles & Stories, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Nuthatches, Pigeons & Doves, Sparrows, Thrushes, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, Woodpeckers, Wrens
Sunday dawned a beautiful morning. The first birds I saw were cardinals—male and female. There were Chipping, English, and House Sparrows at the feeder. Out the kitchen window I saw a Junco and a Mourning Dove. At the feeder there were now starlings and Brown-headed...
by Marcia Schrock, 15 | Mar 1, 2022 | 2022, 03 March, Articles & Stories, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Chickadees & Titmice, Crows, Jays, & Magpies, Finches, Crossbills, & Grosbeaks, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Kinglets, Nuthatches, The Birders' Trail, Thrushes, Vultures, Woodpeckers
As I went about my morning work on November 17, the lovely day beckoned me outdoors. Why not do the Nature Friend bird circle project today? The thought niggled at the back of my mind. Why not? So it was that I launched into a day of bird watching.A flock of black...
by Danny Gilliam | Apr 3, 2021 | 2021, 02, February, Birds, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Creation Close-ups, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Plants & Fungi, Reptiles & Amphibians, Woodpeckers
Great Blue Heron photos © Danny Gilliam. Background adult alligator photo © Allen Shank.