by simpleDesigns | May 26, 2011 | Birding
The tallest bird in North America, the Whooping Crane was once at the brink of extinction. It is making a steady recovery thanks to intensive management efforts in Canada and the United States, and as of December 2004, 468 Whooping Cranes existed in the wild and in...
by simpleDesigns | May 26, 2011 | Birding
We have been watching a Canada Goose nest for weeks on our walks and this week finally saw it empty. The mom was sitting by a small lake behind the house and we watched her for a while to see if she had chicks with her. After a while, she stood up exposing 3...
by simpleDesigns | May 24, 2011 | Birding
A small warbler wave came thru the yard this morning while we were having coffee. Highlights were a Canada Warbler ad this Mourning Warbler. Actually Tina went back out into the yard later with her camera and patiently waited for him to surface. I’m...
by simpleDesigns | May 14, 2011 | Birding, Landscape
A great week observing spring bird migration. One of the backyard highlights were 5 Baltimore Orioles that arrived Tuesday and are still here. Tina filled the grape jelly containers, cut up some oranges and bought some mealworms (Offering mealworms to...
by simpleDesigns | May 13, 2011 | Birding
Ever wonder about the difference between a Mississippi Kite and a Louisiana Kite??
by simpleDesigns | May 11, 2011 | Birding
May 10, 2011 will go in my record books as the day I SAW Warblers. Yesterday was the 1st time I have seen over 20 species of Warblers in a single day and the 1st time Yellow-rump did not out number others 10 to 1. I spent much of the day at Crosby Lake Regional...
