STOKES BIRDING BLOG

Birders can look for dragonflies through their binoculars! This is a Halloween Pennant dragonfly, so aptly named, and one of my favorites. W...

Eurasian Collared-Dove Eurasian Collared-Doves are expanding their range, look for them at your feeders Mourning Doves are common feeder bir...

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

Cedar Waxwings in crabapple trees Cedar Waxwings in Amelanchier (shadbush) trees. The male will hop over to a female, often with a berry, as...

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

Baltimore Oriole, male Baltimore Oriole, male Baltimore Oriole, Female Baltimore Oriole, male, so enjoying the oranges at the feeder next t...

Mourning Doves catching a little snooze on our garden bench which is in our veggie garden. Did you know you can tell male from female? The m...