Stokes in Birds and Blooms Magazine

We're in the current issue of Birds & Blooms magazine. Here are some of our blooms, Cleome and Verbena Bonariensis (loved by humming...

Pelagic Birding

Sooty Shearwater Great Shearwater One of the great birding things to do this time of year is to take a pelagic birding trip to find seabird...

Osprey with fish

Osprey with fish photo I took on Sanibel, FL. Osprey populations, once threatened by DDT, have nicely increased, including in our home state...

Puffin Fun in Maine

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 numbe...

Are Hummingbird Numbers Down???

People have been emailing us reports of hummingbird population declines.  Are your hummingbird numbers up or down and where do you live? Her...

Dragonflies for Birders

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

Happy Fourth of July Birds!

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