Then even more geese rise skyward in a powerful upward gust that feels inescapable, their flickering wings resembling flames in a wildfire… And … More
Tag: Birds
Eruption 2
Now the entire gaggle thunders upward, heads up, wings wagging, beating air, departing water… And I feel I’m somehow part … More
Eruption!
At Golden Hour before sunset in one of the last days remaining before frost will claim the pond, this Canada Goose is among the first to form the skein threading south…
Air Power
“And I dreamed I saw three B52s in formation overhead, Turning into Canada Geese above our nation…” After Joni Mitchell, … More
Urge for Going, Golden Hour
“See the geese in chevron flight flapping and racing on before the snow— They’ve got the urge for going and … More
Urge for Going
“All that stays is dying, and all that lives is getting out…” Joni Mitchell I wish I could wax poetic … More
Tufted Titmouse Eve
Thanks for all the visits, Mr. TT! Hope we see more of you next year… Mr. Titmouse gives us one … More
Lyle’s Metamorphosis
I’ve made no secret that Lyle the Little Blue Heron is my favorite wading bird in the world—and this collage … More
Exultate, Egret!
Caroling, Caroling, Caroling, Caroling, Christmas Birds are Singing… We haven’t yet solved the mystery of why Edgar sings so often … More
Men vs. Women (and vice-versa)
As one of my friends has commented “I guess Downies like it rough.”