Blue to Blue

I thought I had a new favorite bird this morning when I really looked at this gorgeous blue headed vireo. This particular individual was really in fine plumage and brilliantly colored.
There were four today, but this one was exceptional. I couldn’t help but admire the colors and patterns and thought that this is probably [...]

Golden Moments

What do you mean, “what the heck is that?”
It’s a honeybee and a goldenrod, of course. Ok, ok, so the wind was blowing and the goldenrod wouldn’t stand still. Neither would the bee. At least the background is in focus, so you know I was doing my part.
The honeybee (small orange blob to the [...]

Foxy Fall

Today is the first day that really feels like fall – and looks like it, too. There is an incredible amount of leaf litter already on the ground near my cabin, and the tree leaves haven’t completed their color changes yet.
This photo is the view of my driveway from the front door. There’s a road [...]

I’m BAAAAAAACK!

What a long, crazy, ordeal this blogging thing has been! To bring you up to speed – shortly after I switched over to Blogger’s new and improved (???) “beta” system, the ability to upload photos just went away one day. I read the faqs, I searched for directions, I made sure my photos were web-ready, [...]

Warblers, Kinglets, and Little Red Surprises!

The first wave of fall warblers went through this week. The leaves are starting to change, and I notice the warblers and the leaves are beginning to resemble each other – yellow, green, black, and shades of these colors in-between.With the warblers come the kinglets.
This one is a ruby-crowned kinglet – very aptly named. The [...]

Blog MEME

Wow. Two posts in one day. Since my last entry was about evaluating my blogging habit, it occurred to me that I should possibly try this blog meme that is going around some of the blogs I read regularly. This is my first attempt at a meme – actually, for a long time, I had [...]

Thoughts

Finally – a few peaceful moments in the morning to write. It’s been a bit hectic – rainy days are for catching up on the other things that are set aside for banding. Declan came back on Wednesday for another banding day, and in between showers and sunshine we banded 45 birds. No hawks [...]

Luck of the Irish

I’ve had the pleasure of banding with Declan, a “ringer” from Ireland, here in the USA on a holiday with his wife Maria. The luck of the Irish must have prevailed, because we had a great day. Lots of birds, lots of variety, and a special treat – a broad-winged hawk! We were checking nets [...]