Puffin Fun

One of our favorite summer birding things to do in summer is to go see Atlantic Puffins off the coast of Maine. We have done this a number ...

Hot Weather Help for Birds: 10 Tips to Keep Them Cool

Birds need water to drink, and bathe. "Hey, where's the towel and the frozen daquiris?" An extra roof cools off the bird house...

Butterflies for Birders

Monarch Butterfly. They lay their eggs on milkweed and their caterpillars feed on this plant. Great Spangled Frittillary on Purple Coneflowe...

Dragonflies for birders

Halloween Pennant dragonfly, so aptly named, and one of my favorites. We have hundreds in our fields right now. Widow Skimmer Widow Skimmer....

Robin Splish-Splash

Splish-Slpash-Splash Splash-Splash-Splash Ruffle-Ruffle "Ahhh, that felt good!" An American Robin enjoying our new bird bath, whic...

Happy 4th of July Weekend, Red, White & Blue Birds

Northern Cardinal Great Egret Indigo Bunting Flowers from our garden Happy Fourth of July weekend. Hope you see some red, white and blue bir...