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Some Morning Birds

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Richard

Yesterday morning, it was cold (40) here at Paynes Prairie Preserve when I went out for a walk. I was bundled up and the birds were puffed up. A Red-Shoulder hawk eyed me as I headed out. Weather is finally … Continue reading →

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Birding in the City of New Orleans

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Richard

I’ve had Arlo Guthrie’s song in my head for the last day because yesterday, after a nice trip into the city to visit the Museum of Art, we birded part of City Park (Coutuerie Forest) where we saw some nice … Continue reading →

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Some Afternoon Birds

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Richard

After a weather front passage, the temperatures dropped to near-freezing and the wind picked up but we got a little blue sky and sun. Here are a few shots I got this afternoon while out enjoying the crisp conditions. Returning … Continue reading →

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Red-Headed Woodpeckers

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Richard

There are dozens of Red-Headed Woodpeckers here at Fontainebleau State Park but most of them seem to be high in the trees resulting in photos like these. Yesterday, we saw several down lower and this one feeding on the ground … Continue reading →

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Poor light, Good Birds

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Richard

After 1600 miles of travel, we are settled into one our favorite state parks — Fontaiinebleu State Park, and enjoying grey skies but warmer weather. Here are some birds we’ve seen enroute and here at the park. As I was … Continue reading →

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Flocks

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Richard

In the past week I have seen large flocks of American Crows, Dark-eyed Juncos, European Starlings, and Snow Buntings. In the last post I showed some photos of a 25-bird Pine Grosbeak flock. Yesterday, while looking in vain for a … Continue reading →

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Berries for Breakfast

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Richard

While heading to the gym yesterday morning, we came across this flock of Pine Grosbeaks feasting on berries.

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A Snowy Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Richard

About a week ago, a Snowy Owl was reported at the local airport — and then was unreported for several days in spite of many people looking. Then, Christmas Eve morning, as I was readying for a family visit, I … Continue reading →

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Del Dios Gorge

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Richard

As I sit here watching light snow fall and the temperature hover around 20 degrees, I think back two days when I was a little peevcd about birding in the hot sun and windy, dusty conditions along Del Dios Gorge … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Park

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Richard

Downtown LA is sprinkled with a number of small parks – one of which was just up above Sally’s nephew’s home. So early Sunday morning I took a long walk up to Elysian Park – the city’s second largest (600 … Continue reading →

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