tufted titmouse, dying, central park, ny, ny What is it with me and finding birds in their death throes? First there was the DYING DUCK, and now this. The poor guy was lying in the path in the Ramble, and when I first saw it I thought it would expire within a couple of minutes, [...]
dowitcher sp, orange county, ca In my humble opinion, the top two are Long-billed Dowitchers and the bottom two are Short-billed Dowitchers. Why? Well, for starters, the top two were in a flock that was talking, and the bottom two were in another flock that was not, so I have the field advantage there. It [...]
This is an older drawing (ink on paper, roughly 22×30″), but I have dug it out because I was reading one of my new favorite blogs, which is featuring the Reddish Egret in its most recent post. Mostly geared to people who have a thing for birds, jeffreyagordon.com has the perfect combination of birding travels, [...]
young gentoo penguin tocks, sleeping, falklands Part 2 of What I did NOT see while I was NOT in Antarctica. Photo courtesy of Mom. Dad described the penguins as dozing off while standing, then gradually slumping until they flopped onto their bellies. WHERE IS THE VIDEO? I want video.
