by simpleDesigns | Jan 5, 2011 | Birding, Family
One of my favorite birding moments of 2010 came surprisingly while visiting a family grave. While visiting my grandparents gravesite in southern Kansas, we came across this Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sitting on a fence. A beautiful bird and also happens to be the...
by simpleDesigns | Dec 23, 2010 | Birding
by simpleDesigns | Dec 22, 2010 | Family
Happy Holidays from our family to yours. Tina and I are enjoying the wintery landscape by spending lots time with our kids and grandkids. Being surrounded by friends and family helps keep us young and warm. Enjoy the holidays and let us know about your...
by simpleDesigns | Dec 20, 2010 | Birding
The largest of North American waterfowl and the largest swan in the world, the Trumpeter Swan is resident throughout much of its range, but migratory in other parts. Its was reduced to near extinction by the early 20th century, but it is relatively common today....
by simpleDesigns | Dec 18, 2010 | Birding
What do you see when you get up at 5:00 am on a cold December morning and go birding? Today was the St. Paul Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. Over 50 brave souls car pooled around St. Paul and suburbs counting everything that moved including Sparrows and...
