Baby Birds

Lots of people ask us what to do because they have found a baby bird. If it is a healthy fledgling (fully feathered and can hop or flutter, ...

Threats to Birds

One of the threats to birds is the danger of birds running into power lines. According to today's story in USA Today, "scientists a...

Snap!

Recently this large, female Snapping Turtle came walking up the hill next to our house, looking for a spot to lay her eggs. There was someth...

Corgis, Judges, Birding

Bobolink Blogger Phoebe here again, I'm borrowing the blog from Don and Lillian so I can get to talk about me, me, me, but don't you...

Mayflower Dog Show

Mayflower Pembroke Welsh Corgi Specialty show, 2008 Blogger Phoebe's ringside seat "Tina" (CH Merthyr I Thought So Too), wins ...

Heat Wave!

American Goldfinch, male, at bird bath Ruby-throated Hummingbird, male, at feeder While the mid-section of the country continues to get dren...

Birding Festivals

American Avocet Us doing a booksigning at a prior ABA convention There's no better way to get your feet wet in birding than to attend a ...

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestunt-sided Warbler, male Lillian and Don Stokes, on boardwalk at Magee Marsh Just can't get enough of the warblers, the crown jewels...

Black-and-white Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler, male They can climb headfirst down limbs and tree truncks while foraging More typical warbler view shows the black ...