Pecking order
In the past month, we’ve had several severe weather warnings. During each of those warnings, the birds’ behavior at our feeder changed dramatically.
Usually, lots...
A world of desolation
One of our quests while birding in Florida was to see the Florida Scrub Jay. It's not the rarest bird or the most beautiful...
In the meantime . . .
On our way to Florida to go birding, we stopped for barbecue in Tifton. Sitting outside at a cold, stone table, I glanced over the...
Following the flock
We’ve just returned from several days of birding on the east coast of Florida. In our first year of birding, which was actually only...
Birds on a wire
Every time I drive down 400, I pass under a section of wires that are filled with birds. It’s happened so often that I...
The color of birds
A few weeks ago, Bob and I walked the Greenway in Clarkesville, binoculars in hand, hoping to see a few new birds. We actually...
Intentional Birding
For the first time, we are planning trips for 2021 to give us opportunities to see new birds (“lifers”) and to see again the...
No longer a rookie?
I began this series a few months after I began birding. I was truly a rookie birder. I’ve passed the nine-month point and we’ve...
Start over and continue on
When I started birding, I would write down the birds I could identify. I remember sitting on a friend’s back deck, binoculars in hand,...
Celebrating the birds of 2020
We’ve been thinking back on our first calendar year of birding and have begun planning our birding trips for next year. We’ve been at...
What I want for Christmas
When I started birding this year, I experienced the unexpected. I began to look at the world around me differently. I hope that I’ve...
Digging deep
While camping with my uncle and aunt, we spent our days out exploring the area and searching for birds. Two of us pushed to...