White Pelican Personality Profile

White Pelicans are such group-oriented birds. They do the same things at the same time, preening and then going out to feed. Sending you som...

Common Nighthawk is the new ABA Bird of the Year!

Common Nighthawk we saw 1,026 last Sept! They flew by continuously this is what it looked like through binos, most flying by at a distance F...

More Good Terns: Sandwich and Forster's

Sandwich Tern Forster's Tern More good terns, photographed at Sanibel Lighthouse. These are two of the most commonly seen terns on Sanib...

One Good Tern: Common Tern in Sanibel, FL, in Winter!

Common Tern, juv./1st winter seen on Sanibel FL beach, note the dark carpal bar on the wing. Here's another view, the solid dark on the ...

What Was Your First Bird of the Year?

Red-shouldered Hawk, adult Ours was a Red-shouldered Hawk, calling at dawn. It's always so exciting to think you have another whole year...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone!! Hope you have a rosy new year filled with beautiful birds! Lillian and Don

Christmas Peregrine Falcon at Sanibel Lighthouse

Christmas Peregrine Falcon, adult of the anatum subspecies, at Sanibel Lighthouse this morning. There were lots of birders, photographers, ...