As Bianca the Black-Capped Chickadee perched on her branch… I heard an alarm call from another Black-Capped Chickadee nearby: Chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee! … More
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How do Woodpeckers Peck Without Damaging Their Brains?
Woodpeckers have special foam linings in their skulls that cushion their brains, right? WRONG. This onetime ornithological hypothesis has become … More
Sweet Song of Summer
Walking round the garden, I hear him loud and clear. “Check…check…” he warns at first, before exploding in song: ”Conk-la-HDREEEEEEE!” It’s … More
Help, I can’t shake him!
“It’s so embarrassing,” cries young Ajay the Blue Jay… “Here I am completing my first adult molt and looking dapper … More
Fly, Otis, FLY!
In the course of greeting Otis (Sitting on the Dock of the Bay) the great Blue Heron, I was fortunate … More
Turf War! Part II
As promised, here’s the conclusion of the Gaffer Gander vs. Otis the Great Blue Heron Turf War, showing what happens … More
“Fly Casting” with a Snowy Egret
Sammy, our Snowy Egret buddy, returns today as the tide recedes, to feast on small crabs and other sea critters … More
Turf War! (Part 1)
Otis the Great Blue Heron was Sitting on a Dock of the Bay, peaceably fishing in one of his favorite haunts, … More
The astonishing exploding black orchid
See the tiny particles that ruin the black perfection of these Catasetum Orchids? At first I thought they were dust, … More
Mallory’s Blue Poppy
In 1922 , the USSR, BBC and Eskimo Pie all began, the Ottoman Empire ended, and an heroic attempt to … More