Tag Archives: birds

Pirates of the Sky – Galápagos, Part 2

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

In my first post about the Galápagos trip, I showed you photos of the beloved and iconic blue-footed boobies. Most of those images were made on North Seymour, a small island that’s host to large colonies of the boobies as … Continue reading →

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Seeing What You Want to See

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

A few weeks ago I went up to Michigan with my friend Tracy to see the Sandhill Cranes during their annual migration. We spent two days in the Jackson area, roaming the rural roads around Haehnle Sanctuary. Many of the … Continue reading →

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I’m Exhausted and We’re Just Getting Started

Posted on May 6, 2018 by

Where to begin? Spring migration has been in progress for a while, but it got a slow start because we had persistent north winds that kept large numbers of birds stuck south of us. That finally changed early last week … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: I’m Out Watching Warblers!!!

Posted on May 2, 2018 by
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My Personal Connection to an Ornithology Legend

Posted on April 24, 2018 by

What do birders do when it’s raining? Well, today I decided to bird indoors…at the art museum. In recent years, the Toledo Museum of Art has been featuring special bird exhibits every other spring, timed to align with the massive … Continue reading →

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Rx: Go Birding, You Fool

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

Well, it’s been a long, hard winter in northwest Ohio, but we’re finally able to see light at the end of the tunnel. Birds have started arriving from their winter homes in the south, some trees are beginning to bud … Continue reading →

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Part 3 – A Grand Time in the Rio Grande Valley

Posted on February 5, 2018 by

This is the last in the three-part series about the Texas trip. It still amazes me when I think of how many great birds I saw in just three days of birding. This first bird is one I can see … Continue reading →

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No Words, Just Birds (#2)

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

All photos in this post were taken at Oak Openings Preserve, one of the fine Toledo Metroparks.

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Clarity

Posted on December 15, 2016 by

Do you find that you go through phases in life where your interests change suddenly? I  do, and I’m moving into another one of those now. I think my recent trip to Costa Rica helped clarify things for me — … Continue reading →

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Things that Fly, Flutter, and Leap

Posted on August 23, 2016 by

You know how great it feels when your day off coincides with a fantastic weather forecast? Well that’s what happened for me on Monday this week, and I took full advantage of it to get outdoors and poke around to … Continue reading →

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