by simpleDesigns | Apr 19, 2011 | Birding
While we were checking email in town, this little lady came out of the bushes and sauntered past us. The local librarian tells me that she stops by all the time and doesn’t seem to bothered by human folk.
by simpleDesigns | Apr 18, 2011 | Birding
Unlike most herons, the Cattle Egret hunts mostly in open fields, dining on grasshoppers and other large insects. Originally from Africa, this Egret reached North America in the 1950’s by way of South America.The Buff Feathers show breeding plumage.
by simpleDesigns | Apr 18, 2011 | Birding
After chasing birds all week, we finally got a male Painted Bunting today just as the sun set. A new friend & photographer Jeff Johnston, gave us a lead about a Mulberry Tree near Shell Mound. Grosbeaks, Tanagers and a lone Bunting were stuffing themselves...
by simpleDesigns | Apr 17, 2011 | Birding
Yesterday, several hundred birders were treated to a rare sighting. What looks like either the first or 2nd state record in Alabama, a Painted Redstart got caught up in the massive weather front that rolled across the country and was dropped on Dauphin Island...
by simpleDesigns | Apr 15, 2011 | Personal
