Return of the Magical Marsh Dancer

After a long recess in the reeds, our Snowy Egret friends are back… And Stanley here is dancing atop the water … More

Whom might Fleming and Flora be?

If these elegant avians look unfamiliar, perhaps you’ve never seen the intro theme for Miami Vice? I have always adored Flamingoes, … More

Their name is Africaans for ‘“Hammer” because their heads look like, well, you know. The featured photo is of Henrietta … More

Meet Cyril, whom I believe to be a Yellow-Bellied Sunbird—also known as Variable Sunbird—and one of the most glorious creatures … More

Cato is a Cattle Egret, feasting on the insect life that our bovine friends attract and drive out of the … More

Meet Dryas iulia of the Heliconinae subfamily! Her common name is sometimes Orange Julia or simply Julia, or less commonly … More

I must confess that in all my years of butterfly-watching*, I have always preferred Tiger Swallowtails to Monarchs… Until I … More

Zuni the Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly came by to say hi last Saturday… And how could I respond but to point … More

How America’s most legendary bird painter did a centuries-old injustice to one of our most beautiful birds Buster, my Blue Jay … More

The shocking truth about Rolls -Royce. If you’re old (or cool) enough remember TV’s Burke’s Law or The Avengers, or the Sean Connery … More