Buff-breasted Sandpiper, NH

Yesterday I photographed this Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the NH coast, a very cool shorebird and an unusual bird for coastal NH. It was walk...

Whimbrel flies through Hurricane Irene

Whimbrel, a large, long-billed shorebird who breeds in Alaska, Canada and the Arctic Major storms like Hurricane Irene present serious probl...

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Salvia "Black and Blue" flowers Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Stokes Select Deluxe Hummingbird Feeder ...

What's happening with birds in August

Hummingbirds are migrating big-time in August and into Sept. This Ruby-throated Hummingbird is visiting our Lady-in-Red Salvia. Both adult h...

Indigo Bunting Beauty

Indigo Bunting, male Just can't get enough of Indigo Buntings! Lucky us, this one showed up at our bird feeders this morning. Dew drops ...

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...