by simpleDesigns | Nov 11, 2011 | Birding
A male Pileated Woodpecker in our backyard. “Nearly as large as a crow, the Pileated Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in most of North America. Its loud ringing calls and huge, rectangular excavations in dead trees announce its presence in forests across the...
by simpleDesigns | Nov 10, 2011 | Birding
Snow Buntings in flight at the White Bear Lake beach “Appropriately named, the Snow Bunting is a bird of the high Arctic and snowy winter fields. Even on a warm day, the mostly white plumage of a bunting flock evokes the image of a snowstorm.”...
by simpleDesigns | Nov 9, 2011 | Birding
“A large, boldly striped sparrow of scrubby boreal forest and mountain chaparral, the Fox Sparrow is most familiar as a migrant or wintering bird. Its vigorous "double-scratching," kicking backward in ground litter with both feet to uncover food, often draws...
by simpleDesigns | Nov 7, 2011 | Birding
I’ve been seriously birding for about 5 years. With several trips to South America, by life list is hovering just below 800. Unless I travel, (or get serious about chasing owls in Northern Minnesota) it is not often that I get to see a new bird. The...
by simpleDesigns | Nov 5, 2011 | Landscape
Sorry about the earlier post. I deleted the post after the RSS email had already been sent. Have you been enjoying the fall colors? I seem to be seeing a lot of yellow and orange this year (my Dad’s favorite colors)
