Each winter we have an influx of avian visitors from farther north. Most are small and visit our feeders, but a few larger birds congregate in our area. Within walking distance there are several roosts where we can catch the TV show if we get there early enough in the morning. For the non-birders among [...]
Acorn woodpeckers leave very little to chance. Pessimists by nature, these birds devote their waking hours to storing insects and acorns from late summer through fall, making sure that they’ll have ample food for the coming winter. In much of California and the Southwest, you can’t help seeing or hearing acorn woodpeckers. They’re common wherever [...]
It was cold before dawn on the first day of the New Year as Kaye broke ice off the water container outside our office window. We put it there for the birds, but the squirrels and an occasional deer make use of it too. We don’t make too much of New Year’s Eve, but look [...]
In winter we find more birds’ nests than at any other season. It’s not that we aren’t looking the rest of the year; it’s just that the leaves get in the way. But after autumn comes and goes, the bare limbs of trees are decorated by the deserted homes of our avian friends. An expert [...]
Why don’t perching birds fall out of trees when they take a nap? Or off of phone lines when the wind starts to whip the bird up and down? Birds may seem to have a much better sense of balance than the rest of us, but the real answer is in the structure of their [...]
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