Spur of the Moment: Turtle Creek (no editing)

Winter birdssing spring songsCelebratingdays beforewhen it was warm…Like springin winter. The banks of the riveredged in ice.Frozen boat rockscreek louder thanthe bird song. It’s still winter.Very much winters My thought are warmbut I should have worn gloves.

New England Winter Hobby

It must be a winter thing – actually, it’s obviously a winter thing – but the birds have really got my attention lately, and I don’t see this distraction letting loose until Spring. And that’s okay… It’s this time of year where they go from being “birds” to being Junco’s and Titmice – Wren’s andContinue reading “New England Winter Hobby”

The Other Woodpeckers

Though I read a ton, I am the kind of person who likes to be surprised. Case and point – I know I can open a book or Google “Connecticut Woodpeckers” and be given a full, detailed spread about the variety of woodpeckers in the state – but I would rather experience their individuality spontaneously.Continue reading “The Other Woodpeckers”

Queen Cardinal: Magic In Hierarchy

The birds in my backyard, in winter, are magical. I don’t mean that there are some weird Harry Potter birds soaring around back there – but for what’s showing up at my bird feeder, the amount of them, and the way they work together – it has to be magic; unless birds are way moreContinue reading “Queen Cardinal: Magic In Hierarchy”