Tag: Birds
Bird Photography? Yes, I Can. So Can You.
I’m not an idiot. In fact, I pride myself on being able to figure things out when I put my mind to it. I get that from my mom. She tinkers and dings and wrestles and pulls, then all of a sudden, your zipper is fixed, your model is built, your chair is reupholstered, [...]
Fall Bird Banding @ Braddock Bay
Today I took the kids over to Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, or more specifically to the Manitou Beach Banding Station, which is located on the near-shore area of Rochester, NY, just south of Lake Ontario. For 25 years, volunteers have been banding birds during spring and fall migration. I went to observe the process and [...]
25 Newly Described Neotropical Bird Species
More than 25 new birds species have been described in the neotropics since the year 2000
Bluebirds in My Backyard – I knew this day would come
I knew this day would come. I hoped for it, I planned for it. But after three solid years of living on this corner lot in upstate New York and never even SEEING a bluebird for miles, my hopes were growing dim.
Another Adirondack Birding Festival, June 19-21
Hey there! Yet another Adirondack birding festival to report. Coming THIS WEEKEND, June 19 – 21, the 5th Annual Hamilton County Birding Festival will take place. Click here for a list of birds you might get to see during this festival. You won’t find a single traffic light in Hamilton County, which is the third largest [...]
