When Lyle the Little Blue Heron lands into the wind, it can look like he’s flying backward!
Tag: 2017
Jay, Jay, Jay!
There’s no mistaking Buster when he descends upon the garden! Some dislike the way a Blue Jay clears the feeder … More
More enchanting than Ice Dancers…
This Avian Marsh Dancing exhibition features our favorite Juvenile Great Egrets, Edgar and Edith, playing their favorite pursuit game. Watching the … More
Yearning for Tulips, II
Still a couple of months from Tulip season, here’s another memory of last spring… Queen of the Night knock-outs counterpointed … More
Migration à la Monet, II
Second in a series.
The Agitators
This tightly packed cluster of Canada Geese is pretty much at the center of an upsurge involving more than a … More
Migration à la Monet
Light in the trees was so perfect that I couldn’t resist naming this photo of migrating geese in honor of … More
Bully Boy!
The stress of cold weather affects some birds in strange ways. Consider the behavior of this ultra-aggressive male House Finch, … More
On the Feast of Stephen
A sweet female Cardinal flies over crisp and even snow, near dusk on St. Stephen’s Day, December 26…
On the Winter Solstice
Fly, Cardinal! At the instant your wings meet your body, you’re a flaming arrow… And what I’d love to know … More