Well, my fellow birdwatchers, after a long, cold winter it is starting to happen, spring is finally..., wait, let me pause here so I can say it again with gusto,…
Let me start by saying being a nature blogger, yes, that's a real thing by the way, is an interesting endeavor, to say the least, and here's why. I never,…
I'm going to just come out and say it, the Ring-billed gull oftentimes gets mislabeled, maybe even maligned a little bit and quite unfairly I might add, as a nuisance…
I don't know how else to categorize it but it's sure been an atypical season for my birdwatching excursions this winter on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, to say…
My hands are still trying to warm up from the frosty 19-degree Fahrenheit drive I took around the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route this morning but having…
I might be the only one with this notion, mind you, but the "dreaded" house sparrow, or so it is labeled by many birders, is what I personally would call…
Even though yesterday was a perfect setting for bird photography, a morning with no clouds coupled with great light, my birding efforts on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto…
As I pulled into my driveway late last night and turned off the motor the prevailing silence was quickly broken by a loud, spine-tingling sound coming from the tree branch…
When it comes to winter birdwatching there is one scene that, for me at least, fits the definition of an anomaly to a "T" and shows just how resilient great…
If it seems like both my website and YouTube channel are currently focused on tundra swans at the moment that's because they most certainly are and for a good reason…
I've said it before and I will say it again, learning something new about birds while birdwatching is very rewarding, to say the least. And the only thing better than…
I don't know about other birdwatchers but I do get a little bit excited when I realize winter bird photography is just around the corner. This is especially the case…
Today's birdwatching trip around the 12-mile self-guided Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route was nothing short of a headscratcher for me, to say the least. It's early October,…
Every once in a while, and for some unknown reason I might add, my mind likes to go off on a metaphorical hiking expedition of sorts, one where it starts…
As I sit at my laptop to work on this blog post my mind has been trying to meander a bit, something quite common when the topic at hand involves…