Trick or Treat?

Phoebe, our new puppy, is our treat! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Photo © Lillian Stokes, 2006

Surf Scoters

Tried to post this to the blogger website, yesterday, where our blog is hosted, but I couldn't get through. Seems to be working today. R...

How Big?

How big is Phoebe, our new puppy? This big. About as big as a medium size pumpkin. She is 12 weeks old today. It is so amazing to have such ...

Audubon Society of Rhode Island

We just gave a talk at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's annual meeting. What a nice bunch of folks they are, and working so hard to...

Ruby-crowned Kinglet & Phoebe

Yesterday we saw a lovely little Ruby-crowned Kinglet flitting through the fall foliage. These little birds give new meaning to the word ...

Welcome Phoebe! Happiness is a Warm Puppy

Remember when we said back here , after our beloved Corgi, Daisy, died, that we saw a sign that read "When one door of happiness closes...

White-throated Sparrow

This morning, this White-throated Sparrow was in the willow shrub next to our feeders, its white throat gleaming, even though the rest of it...