It’s supposed to warm up sometime in July.
A camera captures the blue jay’s good side.
A watcher in the woods—red-winged blackbird.
Al Batt: At 18 degrees below zero, the Christmas Bird Count was still on
I clipped my toenails and burned the nails for warmth.
Another day to practice my winter mantra, “At least the sun is shining.”
Crows practicing in case “Hollywood Squares” makes a comeback.
The birds have closed for the day.
It’s winter that causes weeping willows to weep.
A black squirrel is a fine thing to see.
We emerged from the latest Ice Age a more humble, yet stronger people.
What is the most numerous bird in the world?
Not all the joys of doing Christmas Bird Counts have feathers. It’s always a treat for me to see a black squirrel, a melanistic gray squirrel.
Napping on the ice when it’s 18 degrees below zero,
A watch mallard makes sure they are all safe.
Does anyone have a napkin we could use?
Birding bavardage on the radio. Doing a Christmas Bird Count at -18. Happy New Year everyone!
Storytelling Series
Frosty the pheasant
The -17 degree temperature that feels like -33 brings birds to the feeders that would just as soon have nothing to do with us.