Nuts About Birds

Today I was looking at a mail order catalog of bedding, and I showed Don a photo of a bedspread and matching pillows that have "19th ce...

Birding the Connecticut River, NH & VT

The highlight of the trip was the Brant (small goose on the right), spotted by Julie, found in with the Canada Geese. Brant winter in coasta...

Feeder Friday; Feeding Bluebirds

Do you feed bluebirds, and if so, what do your bluebirds eat?? Are there things you have tried feeding them, that they did not eat? Do you f...

Phoebe, Welcome back!

Eastern Phoebe Eastern Phoebe nest in the rafters of our barn. The sheet metal acts as a baffle to prevent the Red Squirrel from reaching th...

Chickadee-dee-dee-dee, back at you.

I was sitting in my Leonard Lee Rue photo blind at the edge of our pond/lake (actually a dammed up section of river), waiting a long time f...

Bluebirds!!!!

I anticipated when this male Eastern Bluebird would leave his perch, and hit the button just as he left. Thanks to my Canon 1D Mark IV, with...

Bald Eagle

We have been seeing several Bald Eagles over our lake since the ice broke up. Today, a Bald Eagle, immature, flew low over the water, sendin...

Lord God Bird, Ivory-billed Woodpecker film and more

Ivory-billed Woodpecker sign in the famous Gene's Restaurant, Brinkley, AR; note the white at the trailing edge of the wings on the bird...

Feeder Friday: Coming and Going

American Tree Sparrow, note the clear breast with central breast dot an ID clue. Common Grackle Common Grackle in flight, holding tail in ...

Migration has started

Red-shouldered Hawk, juv. (photo from FL) Broad-winged Hawk in NH Migration has started with many birds now on the move, and so many more to...

Monday - Feeder Friday

Someone sent a comment asking about Stokes Feeder Friday (where I cover bird feeding topics), which I didn't do on friday. That's h...

Feeding at Ding

Snowy Egret White Ibis Our Corgis, Phoebe on left, Abby on right. Here are some more shots I took at Ding Darling NWR. The Snowy Egret looks...

Back in NH

Hi all, We're back in NH, had a great time in FL. I still have lots of Sanibel photos to post, which I will do. Here in NH, a pair of bl...

Sanibel Raptors

Red-shouldered Hawk, juvenile Osprey female on nest Dune Sunflower There are lots of raptors on Sanibel. Nesting Ospreys are abundant with w...

Today, Sanibel

Broad-winged Hawk, adult. Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult. Lesser Black-backed Gull, adult Willet River Otter So many birds, so little time,...