It’s feeding time at the Purple Martin Colony condo. As the largest North American swallow, Purple martins are known for their death defying aerial acrobats and rocket speed entering into their nests. Gathering in groups they migrate to the Amazon region in South America in the winter. Returning […]
Do you feel like this? Hope you have a wonderful week!
Along the Magothy River on the Chesapeake Bay, the Osprey have flourished in numbers. An evening cruise on the upper river passed by nests on nearly every channel marker along the way. Their teenagers were tucked in for the evening, some enjoying their supper. A curious one sat […]
Although they do keep an eye on me. Azure and Celeste’s babies are indeed growing. There are four of them, and when I head down with mealworms for the family it’s a warm welcome. Whistling when I arrive, Celeste and Azure show up from nowhere and sit on […]
This week’s adventure involved a trip to the mountains. Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is spectacular this time of year and it was time that I go when everything is green. For the past five years, I’ve gone with the Mountain Club of Maryland to hike Old Rag […]
I’m going to let you in on a secret – Zorro and Esperanza are moving in ! Yes, it is true. After all of this time, I spied them sitting on the new platform house shopping and discussing whether or not it would be a good place to […]
“The Oriole’s Secret” To hear an oriole sing May be a common thing, Or only a divine. It is not of the bird Who sings the same, unheard, As unto crowd. The fashion of the ear Attireth that it hear In dun or fair. So whether it be […]
High in the barn’s eves is a little Barn Swallow family. Sounding loudly when a parent approaches, they sing for their supper.
In a forest of green, a burst of yellow flashes by along the marsh. Known as the Prothonotary Warbler, these darling warblers are known for their ‘sweet-sweet-sweet’ call. These beautiful bursts of yellow can be found at Governor’s Bridge Natural Area, breeding along the marshy banks of the […]