IN PRAISE OF AMERICAN BEAUTYBERRIES
Actually all native fall-ripening berries New post on RUSHINGOUTDOORS ON SUBSTACK page
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HOODED WARBLERS: DEFYING THE DOWNWARD POPULATION TRENDS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS
Male Hooded Warbler in his preferred habitat of dense understory. In this case north GA rhododendron & mountain laurel along a small creek. Hooded Warblers are bucking the trend of declining populations. Their numbers are actually increasing as they expand their breeding ground range northward into New England & Ontario as average temperatures increase. This […]
Read MoreNEW GALLERY ADDED TO IMAGES
Here are a few selections from spring and summer of 2026. I did not make any ‘exotic’ trips this spring or summer. Just common Georgia birds. That deserve as much appreciation and protection as any birds. In my opinion.
Read MorePAINTED BUNTINGS: NORTH AMERICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BIRD?
Honestly, this is a clickbait title. I don’t think there is a singular ‘most beautiful’. There is just too much unique beauty spread across all the bird taxonomic families. That being said, for me, Painted Buntings are on the top of the list for songbirds. Well again, in honesty, certainly they earn a place in […]
Read MoreOUT & ABOUT PANAMA CANAL
I joined Jared Lloyd, founder of PhotoWild Workshops, and five other photographers in Panama the last week of November and first week of December 2024. We participated in Jared’s Wildlife of Panama workshop. This post is about the second in-country destination, the Panama Canal at the city of Gamboa and the nearby Gatun Lake and […]
Read MoreCEDAR WAXWINGS DO NOT LIVE BY FRUIT ALONE
Cedar Waxwings are notorious frugivores. They have been known to gorge on overripe fruits & berries until they get tipsy & fall out of the tree\shrub. But if there is a hatch of flying bugs, like midges, they can rival flycatchers ‘sallying’ to take the insects on the fly. Especially in the spring when the […]
Read More#BRINGBIRDSBACK FEATURED SPECIES: RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Red-headed Woodpeckers are strikingly beautiful birds. They are in trouble. But we can help them in our yards. Their numbers have declined 1% per yr, 54% total, since the mid-1960s. They have made it to the Yellow Watch List “for species that require constant monitoring and long-term assessment to prevent further declines.” What are the […]
Read MoreHERMIT THRUSHES FOLLOW MAGNETIC NORTH TO CANADA
Hermit Thrushes are the only species of the five Catharus family thrushes (brown-backed thrushes, Hermit, Veery, Swainson’s, Gray-cheeked, Bicknell’s) that winters in the US. Their taxonomic cousins migrate on to Central and South America.Hermit Thrushes are hardier and more cold tolerant than their taxonomic cousins. They can also accommodate more berries and fruits in their […]
Read MoreINCH WORMS GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglets are tiny birds, not much bigger than Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, that can withstand extreme cold.Most Golden-crowned Kinglets, breed across Canada. Then they migrate to spend winter across much of the US, including the upper mid-West. Also, there are populations that are year-round residents in higher elevations of the Appalachian Mountains & mountainous West. This […]
Read MoreCONSERVATION STORY WITH FAIRYTALE ENDING
Eastern Bluebird sitting on fence line on the side of a country road in Georgia. Many young birders see a beautiful &, to them, common moment. Some would say iconic. But for me it is indeed beautiful (& photogenic) moment but it’s a special sighting for a different reason. Growing up in the 1960-70s as […]
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