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...
The Yellow Bellied Sapsucker is an Interesting Winter Woodpecker
Yellow Belly Last week there was one day that was really great for woodpeckers. On that morning I managed to...
Colorful Yellow Rumped Warblers Have Arrived in Florida
Winter Wanderer Birding in Florida is always interesting, but this time of year it’s especially fascinating since many new species...
Willets are Interesting Florida Residents
Sandy Inspection On my last couple of beach visits, one of the most common wading birds I saw were willets...
The Greater Yellow Legs have a Very Interesting Lifestyle
Greater Yellow Legs The last time I went out to Fort Island Gulf Beach I was really hoping to see...
Beautiful Oven Birds are Here. Can Fall be Far Behind?
Recent Arrival Early last week I spotted the first oven bird (Seiurus aurocapilla) in the scrub in my back garden....
Ruby Throated Hummingbirds are Really Spectacular Fliers
Moment of Quiescence Last summer I put out a hummingbird feeder on my front porch and saw not a single...
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