A Little Peace and Quiet in the Woods is Great for Everyone
Tranquility One of my favorite ways to spend time is out in the woods on a peaceful spring afternoon by...
Adorable Little Chipping Sparrows are Everywhere Now
Spring Chip The chipping sparrows (Spizella passerina) are some of the cutest little winter visitors that we get around here....
Grey Catbirds are Beautiful Lovers of Fruit
Fruit Lover Before I start, I need to apologize for my lack of posts recently. A combination of two art...
American Robins are a Beautiful Sign that Spring is Coming
Harbinger of Spring As a kid, I remember seeing American robins (Turdus migratorius) moving through New Mexico and my folks...
Even Our Beautiful Winter Visitors Were Cold Today
Warmth With much of New England completely shut down due to blizzard conditions, those of us in Florida cannot complain...
A Beautiful Eastern Phoebe Shows Us More Signs of Spring
Spring Phoebe Eastern phoebes (Sayornis phoebe) are winter birds in Florida, and technically we are still in the winter season....
The Bufflehead is a Very Little Diving Duck
Female Bufflehead Living up in the sandhills where water rarely stands for long, I don’t get a lot of chances...
Beautiful Grey Carbirds Tend to Be Shy
Reserved I live in Florida for one main reason. I don’t much care for cold weather. That said, yesterday was...
Blue Winged Teal Can be Colorful and Interesting
Blue Winged Teal Male I fell in love with ducks when I was much younger and worked at a wildlife...
The Eastern Phoebe is Another Interesting Winter Bird
Eastern Phoebe During the spring and summer the woods around my house are occupied by great crested flycatchers. In the...
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