You’re Invited! Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count
Have you ever felt lost at sea, like you’re clutching onto a tiny life raft, struggling to stay afloat? Looking at the news on any given day magnifies the feeling
Hummingbirds: Your Questions Answered
What’s not to love about hummingbirds? These tiny flying jewels bring me and so many others such joy. Seeing them in my yard enjoying the flowers I’ve offered them, or
Weekly Puzzler Answer #267
Did you recognize the bird from last week’s puzzler as a Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)? This handsome bird, 12 inches long, is in the same family as mockingbirds and catbirds,
Weekly Puzzler #267: Brown Bird with Yellow Eyes and a Long Tail
It’s been waaayyy too long since I’ve featured a puzzler, so here I go, in honor of Earth Day, and John Muir Day. Check out this bird which is common
Nature Notes: Welcome April!
Happy April, Friends. Spring is officially here, though judging from the temperature this morning you might never guess as much. Here in Western North Carolina it is supposed to drop
Weekly Puzzler Answer #235
The subtle bird song that you heard in last week’s puzzler was that of an Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis. Bird books describe the song as a musical chur-wi or tru-ly.
Weekly Puzzler #224: Blue and Black Crested Bird
I’ve had some fun lately looking though some of my old videos and photos from past road trips and travels. It’s an avoidance tactic I’ve been using to stay away