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A Sailor Finds Companionship with Birds II
Sailor and artist, Brechin Morgan, circumnavigated the globe solo. Alone on the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, he welcomed the companionship of a…
1 year, 6 months ago
Bobolinks: Birds of Grasslands
Male Bobolinks are first to arrive on their breeding grounds in the grasslands. Why are there fewer Bobolinks than in decades past? Probably because …
1 year, 6 months ago
A Marsh With More Than One Purpose
The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in Northwest California is an important stop along the Pacific Flyway, one of the four main routes for bird m…
1 year, 6 months ago
International Dawn Chorus Day
The first Sunday of May is International Dawn Chorus Day, a day to appreciate the beauty of birds’ dawn songs. Dawn Chorus Day began as a small event…
1 year, 6 months ago
There’s Something About Penguins
There’s just something about penguins. Pleasantly plump, they stand upright and teeter like toddlers. Although often depicted in black and white, mos…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are the only hummingbirds that nest in the Eastern states. Most Ruby-throats spend the winter in Central America. By March…
1 year, 6 months ago
Puffin Bills Glow
Puffins are known for their flashy bills, striped like a giant piece of candy-corn. New research has found that the bills of Atlantic Puffins glow br…
1 year, 6 months ago
Limpkin - Bird of the Swamp
It's dawn on a spring day in the Big Cypress Swamp of Florida. Mist rises from quiet water into Spanish moss hanging from the cypress branches. A Lim…
1 year, 6 months ago
Bird Songs of April
The month of April inspires poets, sometimes with contradictory results. Poet TS Eliot describes April as "the cruelest month." Shakespeare strikes a…
1 year, 6 months ago
Soaring with Redtails
A Red-tailed Hawk soars on broad, rounded wings, the epitome of effortless flight. Without flapping, it traces a leisurely, rising circle. The hawk i…
1 year, 6 months ago