Author Archives: Richard
Post-frontal Passage Birding
Tuesday turned out as forecast – cold, misty, and windy but we’d brought our cold weather gear and layered up to give it a try. We headed south toward the border and stopped to check out the local airport for … Continue reading
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A Damp Morning Walk
After a cold front and lots of rain, it’s a little soggy in Southern Arizona. ?This morning, I bundled up and took a walk around the neighborhood and found all sorts of bird activity. The last bird of the morning, … Continue reading
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AZ Birds1
We escaped from frigid Vermont this weekend and after a long travel day, rolled into Patagonia to a funky AirBnb rental and this morning, walked the quarter-mile down the the Paton Center for Hummingbirds Center. Here are a few of … Continue reading
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A Change In Plans
After a series of annoying problems with the Sprinter van, we decided that we would return home and rethink our travel options. So, after a leisurely trip northward with good weather all the way, we are back dealing with icy … Continue reading
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Some Morning Birds
Yesterday morning, it was cold (40) here at Paynes Prairie Preserve when I went out for a walk. I was bundled up and the birds were puffed up. A Red-Shoulder hawk eyed me as I headed out. Weather is finally … Continue reading
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Birding in the City of New Orleans
I’ve had Arlo Guthrie’s song in my head for the last day because yesterday, after a nice trip into the city to visit the Museum of Art, we birded part of City Park (Coutuerie Forest) where we saw some nice … Continue reading
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Some Afternoon Birds
After a weather front passage, the temperatures dropped to near-freezing and the wind picked up but we got a little blue sky and sun. Here are a few shots I got this afternoon while out enjoying the crisp conditions. Returning … Continue reading
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Red-Headed Woodpeckers
There are dozens of Red-Headed Woodpeckers here at Fontainebleau State Park but most of them seem to be high in the trees resulting in photos like these. Yesterday, we saw several down lower and this one feeding on the ground … Continue reading
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Poor light, Good Birds
After 1600 miles of travel, we are settled into one our favorite state parks — Fontaiinebleu State Park, and enjoying grey skies but warmer weather. Here are some birds we’ve seen enroute and here at the park. As I was … Continue reading
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Flocks
In the past week I have seen large flocks of American Crows, Dark-eyed Juncos, European Starlings, and Snow Buntings. In the last post I showed some photos of a 25-bird Pine Grosbeak flock. Yesterday, while looking in vain for a … Continue reading
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