Finch Variations Battle for Place at the Table
March and early April north of Atlanta are proving colder and wetter than previous years but several warm days thisView full post »
Artsy Hummers
The previous post notwithstanding, sometimes it’s rewarding to forgo complicated auxiliary illumination setupsView full post »
Time is Running Out
It’s mid-September and while still warm, I’ve been told area hummingbirds will begin to migrate soonView full post »
Shedding Some Light on the Subject
While I’d been mostly pleased with my initial attempts to photograph back yard hummingbirds with available lightView full post »
Ruby-Throated Diner
This male ruby-throated hummingbird demonstrates the sort of ballet in which many of the hummers engage at the feeder.View full post »
More Hummingbirds
Based on what I’ve found on-line, hummingbird experts have only recently figured out how the tongues of theseView full post »
Hummingbirds
Hummingbird season arrived a few days ago in our back yard when we hung the least garish, plastic feeder we could find.View full post »
Squirrel Fun
Note the brownish, slightly blurry figure in the lower left hand corner of the first shot. Then, in subsequent images,View full post »
Blue Jays are Welcome Back Yard Visitors
For sheer avian entertainment, it’s hard to beat the brightly colored blue jay. Certain birds seem to favorView full post »
Doggies on the Catwalk 2017
Rain complicated but did not significantly dampen the high spirits of this year’s “Doggies on the Catwalk,” a fashionView full post »
Balancing Acts – Part Two
Birds in a hurry do not always take the time to find a perfect landing spot when foraging but they’re skilled atView full post »
An Awesome Palette
Since many birds are viewed at a distance and against the bright sky or in the shade, it is often startling to discoverView full post »