What in the Bird World is Eclipse Plumage?
And why have I never heard of it before?
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The Anatinae family
Better known as Dabbling Ducks. And more accurately a subfamily (of Ducks, Geese and Swans).
Great Egrets Galore
Katherine and I had never seen so many Great Egrets at Antonelli Pond before.
Canada Geese Drama
Defending the Gosling.
Pied-billed Grebe: Lessons in Eating Fish, Take 2
Didn’t we just see this almost three weeks ago?
The Early Bird Gets the Worm…Unless It’s a Belted Kingfisher.
Then it gets the fish.
A Flight of Swallows
Also called a “gulp of swallows,” but probably only by Peregrine Falcons.
An Epic Day of Birding
The day started with a Red-shouldered Hawk breakfasting on a squirrel.
“Not Your Best Work.”
In a quaint motel in Bridgeport, California, at a tiny table with barely enough room for her laptop, the writer worked feverishly to finish her post before her arbitrary and
Mystery Bird
Our friend, Carmel, and I had been listening to a particular bird for a few days, trying to figure out who it was.