The palm cockatoo is thought to be the only bird to use tools musically to attract a mate.
Palm cockatoo: Why a unique ‘drumming’ bird is in peril — BBC News – Science & Environment
Photography of Birds – Set # 214 — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101

Set # 214 Stilt Sandpipers Stilt Sandpipers The Stilt Sandpiper breeds in the open arctic tundra of North America. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering mainly in northern South America. It occurs as a rare vagrant in western Europe, Japan and northern Australia. Roseate Spoonbill Roseate Spoonbill The Roseate Spoonbill is sometimes placed in its […]
Photography of Birds – Set # 214 — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Cedar waxwing’s namesake wingtips — Birds of New England.com

Photo by Chris Bosak A cedar waxwing looks for berries in a park in New England, January 2021. Cedar waxwings are a favorite bird of many people as they are one of the more interesting-looking birds we have in New England. Many people may wonder where it gets its unique name. As the photo shows, […]
Cedar waxwing’s namesake wingtips — Birds of New England.com
Healthy Food, Ack: It’s A Birb Thing

By Lavender
Oh dear, poor Cheeks, it seems she’s not at all amused with what mom has presented to her in her food bowl.
Catch up with Cheeks here to see her reaction to this food catastrophe!
BONSAI & HAPPY NEW YEAR! Beneath the Cage Grate

Happy New Year everybirdie!
It seems Morty, Roomba and Alexa had quite the entertaining Christmas, getting into some (anticipated) Christmas pickles!
Catch up with Morty and the gang here and read about the aftermath of their Christmas – and the fate of mom’s new bonsai trees.
Bird Holidays: Feathered Frenzy

Happy New Year!
Sherri’s January ’21 column celebrates upcoming Bird Holidays that all birdie parronts and birdie lovers in general should know about and get ready for!
Head on over to Feathered Frenzy to read about and mark your virtual calendars for upcoming important Birdie Dates in 2021!
Ten Favorite Images of 2020 — # 2, Lesser Long-nosed Bat In Our Backyard — Sonoran Images

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. We’re down to my two favorite images of 2020. Today’s image has a dual significance for me. I not only like the subject and the composition but that I was able to make it at all constitutes […]
Ten Favorite Images of 2020 — # 2, Lesser Long-nosed Bat In Our Backyard — Sonoran Images
Review of 2020 — Košice Patch Birding

I’m not going to try some cliched introduction for 2020; everybody knows what this year has been like for all of us. Let’s focus on the birds instead. I seem to say this in every Review, but this year was, once again, my best year of birding in Rači Potok and Horný Bankov. I even […]
Review of 2020 — Košice Patch Birding
Ten Favorite Images Of 2020 — # 9, Least Sandpipers — Sonoran Images

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Back in February Louisa and I found ourselves driving on a rural dirt road a couple of days after a heavy winter rain. Most of the rainfall had already evaporated but there were still a few puddles […]
Ten Favorite Images Of 2020 — # 9, Least Sandpipers — Sonoran Images
A Frosty Christmas Photoshoot + Playlist — A Farm Girl’s Life

Hello, dears! AHHH MERRY CHRISTMAS! 😀 😀 😀 I’m scheduling this post so I can’t tell you about our celebrations yet, but I hope your day is/was wonderful! Anyway, I wanted to post something Christmasy, so I decided to go with a wintry photoshoot along with some of my favorite Christmas songs. Enjoy, my friends! […]
A Frosty Christmas Photoshoot + Playlist — A Farm Girl’s Life