The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is an avian gem of the forest and field. The bright green crown and back as well as the male’s ruby red throat are iridescent, […]
June is the official Great Outdoor Month in the U.S. while in the U.K. it’s National Smile Month. June holds Bike Week in the U.K. and Ireland and Labor Day […]
May might first have become “merry” in an old English ballad entitled “In the Merry Merry Month of May,” immortalizing Barbara Allen and her Sweet William. This reappeared in a […]
Early spring in Appalachia brings the return of some of our most beautiful and precious songbirds, the warblers. Soon our trees and bushes will be decorated with members of this […]
March is a winter month and the hearty birds that we see this month have endured the long, cold days and nights of the lingering season. Prominent amongst these […]
Winter holds its own special avian gems in and around our local wetlands – lakes, ponds, flooded fields, and estuaries. At Mirror Lake near Highlands, for instance, you can […]
