by simpleDesigns | Feb 10, 2011 | Birding, Travel
Tina and I are back from Venezuela. We have several thousand images to sort and we will post some as we cull the good ones out of the pile. The birds were numerous, fantastic and sometimes difficult to keep track of. On Monday, Feb 7th, we saw 85 species of...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 23, 2011 | Birding
Spent an hour at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge today. Lots of birds and squirrels at the feeders, which in turn attracted a Red-tailed Hawk and a Merlin. Of note: 1st Merlin and Tree Sparrow of 2011.
by simpleDesigns | Jan 19, 2011 | Birding, Travel
How about a week of some of the best birding in the country and walks on long Gulf Coast beaches? Dauphin Island, Alabama is one of the top birding spots in the Southeast. An incredible 347 species have been reported on the island. Spring migration is the first...
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 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....
