King of the Cove

Why King? Because Nigel is a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron. Why no crown? Because he’s juvenile, and won’t get crowned until … More

What Happened to Our Habitat?

Year after year, I’ve watched Olive and Orlando arrive from the south, build their big nest and raise a new … More

In my last post, I told a sad story about a very active nesting place for seabirds that had been … More

Gold? Really? Yes. In 1886, the ethereal, wispy mating plumage of the Snowy Egret sold for $32 an ounce, a … More

Time was, years ago, when I was befriended by a Little Blue Heron whom I named Lyle, and grew to … More

It’s been a big spring for Ospreys in my patch of the Atlantic Coast, with sooo many of these smart, … More

Decisions, decisions and many miles to fly before We reach Mexico. Where to eat? And what about A comfy roost … More

Night Herons are not an especially common sight in my local haunts, so when a photographer friend and I spotted … More

Meet Matt, the Snowy seeker of love and meaning in life. He scampers past, head feathers up, beak open Calling … More

Or, more accurately, I’m the one who’s back to King Beauregard’s favorite haunts, where he’s been doing his Great Blue … More