Urge for Going

“All that stays is dying, and all that lives is getting out…” Joni Mitchell I wish I could wax poetic … 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…

Into the night, seed in beak, rising skyward, what goes, flying Cardinal? Lone survival or loved one’s salvation? Whichever impels … More

Fly, Cardinal! At the instant your wings meet your body, you’re a flaming arrow… And what I’d love to know … More

Caroling, Caroling, Caroling, Caroling, Christmas Birds are Singing… We haven’t yet solved the mystery of why Edgar sings so often … More

As Edgar and Edith the Juvenile Great Egrets play their endless pursuit game, a certain mystery Sea Gull lands in the … More

Deep in a ditch, this Great Egret somehow climbs up and away without a stumble… She just puts out her … More

As this Little Blue Heron glides to a landing, the morning sun highlights a crayon box of hues… He’s mostly … More

Crest fluffed and wings waving for a hop, Lyle the Little Blue Heron looks a bit like a storybook dragon … More

“Thanks for the lesson and I’ll see you at sundown,” says Edith the Juvenile Egret. That’s her mother in … More