Eastern Towhee Birthday Bird

I had been trying to get a good photo of this Eastern Towhee, male, that has been newly hanging around our property, with no success. It has...

Spring "To Do" List for the Birds

Ruby-throated Hummingbird MIgrants are arriving all over the country. Baltimore Orioles and other orioles can be attracted with orange halve...

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, property bird #200

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, property bird #200!!! We were just sitting on our deck talking to Henry Walters, ace hawkwatcher and official counter...

"Okaleeee, Okaleeee, Okaleeee," And the translation is...

 "Oakaleeee, Oakaleeee, Oakaleeee" "Oakaleeee, Oakaleeee, Oakaleeee" Translation, "I am a Red-winged Blackbird and ...

Mr. Bluebird

Mr. Bluebird, oh so blue You've found the mealworms, they're just for you You have a wife, she's cute too Taken with the little ...

Northern Flicker Golden Show, Canon SX 50 HS

Three Northern Flickers were displaying in the top of our maple tree this morning. There were two males and a female. Here is a photo I took...

NH Spring Birds Canon SX 50 HS

Common Redpoll, f. Tree Swallows Fox Sparrow at our feeder. (AV, 1/200, f 6.5, +.1/3, ISO 400, digital zoom 195%) Dark-eyed Junco Song Sparr...

Blue, Blue, Blue: Indigo Bunting Mania Coming Your Way!

Indigo Buntings continue to pour into Florida. We have seen many the last 3 days at the Sanibel lighthouse park. They come in after their mi...

Here They Come! Buntings, Tanagers, Grosbeaks and More Migrants Flooding Into FL Now

Scarlet Tanager Looking out from the Sanibel beach across the Gulf of Mexico. The buntings were landing in the dune vegetation. Indigo Bunti...

If You Need All The Help You Can Get Identifying Birds, Help Is Now On The Way!

We so often hear people say the phrase, "I need all the help I can get identifying birds." We see them struggle, scratch their hea...

Northern Parula, Canon SX 50 HS, Up Close!

So here's another up-close-and-personal photo, uncropped, of a Northern Parula, female, at the Sanibel Lighthouse yesterday, taken with ...

Red-shouldered Hawk, Canon SX 50, Up Close

Here's a Red-shouldered Hawk, juv. in our yard yesterday, taken with my Canon SX 50 HS camera. I call this the "eyeball" camer...

On The Move: Fox Sparrows! Look For Them!

Fox Sparrow taken at our feeder in NH Note rufous color on body and tail This individual has a prominent breast dot Migration update - Fox S...