As the summer winds down and the summer visitors (the avian kind) begin to return to their southern homes, we find that there is still a lot of activity at our bird feeders. Around the black sunflower seed feeders, the glorious male American Goldfinches continue to brighten the day with their deep yellow and black
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Just as summer begins to wind down in terms of bird song and activity, we are treated to the annual Ruby-throated Hummingbird extravaganza. It really has become a favorite time of year for us. Each spring (around Mother’s Day) we hang up two or three hummingbird feeders and for the next two or three months
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It is the first day of spring and for those of us who live in the northern states, it is a day to celebrate, even as we realize we may very well see more snow fall in the next month. On this particular day however, the sun is shining and the temperatures are almost balmy
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We humans often take for granted that all other creatures see the world as we do. But they don’t. Their eyes are arranged differently on their heads and not all of them see the colors that we do. So looking specifically at birds, what do we know? For most birds the eyes are much larger
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I’ve just returned from a week in Bozeman, Montana. It was snowing when I arrived and it was predicted to snow on the day I left. Coming from Minnesota, snow in October and November is not terribly unusual, but I was still relieved when flying into Minneapolis, I looked down on a land that was
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https://chipperbirds.com/facts-about-owls/
The previous blog posting was one that shared sobering facts about the state of birds in this country. I ended it with the reminder that we as a country have taken action when needed, to save some charismatic bird species. This time I am happy to report some more good news related to a much
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