Thoughts and images of family, birds, nature, and the life we lead . Friday, July 22, 2011. First let me just say, July in Houston is just plain hot. I like air conditioning much more than I like sweating.

Birds will give you a window, if you allow them. They will show you secrets from another world - fresh vision that, though it is avian, can accompany you home and alter your life. They will do this for you if you watch them. Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds. Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Another vulture, a cousin of the Egyptian vulture, only this one eats. Thursday, June 23, 2011.

Search past posts using this Google Search or the topical and monthly archives below. Birds of the Mid-Atlantic Series. Friday, March 23, 2018. Saltmarsh Sparrows do not manipulate the sex ratios of their offspring. Most likely from the overuse of pesticides and monoculture crops.

Even at this age, they have perfected the Falcon Stare. Nothing beats a good stretch. Monday, 25 July 2011. On a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Historic Building associated with the early Copper mines of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Historic barn original to the old Finley property - now known as the Finley Nature Reserve. Deep within the bowels of old barns are stories from our past. Many of the stories are dormant but many are still active in small pieces of human memory. So she told me the tragic .

Thursday, June 22, 2017. Phil and I took a 6 hour drive along Skyline Drive. I actually think I enjoyed it more than driving the Blue Ridge Parkway. More places to pull off and wider roads . The most exciting part of the trip was seeing two mama Brown bears and three bear cubs! This poor little one got caught in a web,. It is such a beautiful drive. Sunday, May 8, 2016. Spring Migration and ANCA Training.

Sunday, March 25, 2018. American Dipper- The Songbird That Swims. Writing seems to be falling to the bottom of the priority list, but I miss it, so here we are! American Dipper at LeHardy Rapids on the Lewis River. Sunday was a day set as.

Monday, April 17, 2017. All originals and prints will be for sale, and signed copies of my book, Middlewood Journal - Drawing Inspiration from Nature. Below is the basic info.

The Little House in the Not-So-Big Woods. Sunday, November 13, 2016. I enjoyed seeing you, house finches. Indigo buntings, I miss you. Winter birds, not here yet. All of you, welcome. Sunday, March 17, 2013. Last year, we had Hemaris.