Welcome to My Blog
This blog is where I’ll share with you what I’m seeing in our yard, around our small lake, and when we travel—anything related to birds, wildlife, and plants. And also occasionally share with you what philosophical question is on my mind while I am outside watching the clouds drift by. Or if something strikes me as really funny!
I’d love to hear from you as well – what you are observing and thinking. Whether you have an observation or photo or have a question, please click on the button “Share Your Thoughts”. I will answer your email – and always ask your permission before I post something you send or share your first name and the state in which you reside.
I post every Sunday evening. Let’s enjoy nature together!
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27SepRead More
Birds Close to Their Tipping Points
This week I am writing about several birds who are on alert status – close to their tipping points*. The steep declines in their populations can be traced to several things but the one cause they all share is destruction of habitats because of us. And the perilous state of these birds and dozens of […]
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20SepRead More
Semipalmated Sandpiper
I am continuing my series of once common birds whose populations are in steep decline, what the causes are, possible solutions, how you can help, and the role of the federal government and President Donald Trump. I have reposted the Executive Orders from President Trump that I previously posted – they are at the bottom […]
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13SepRead More
The Northern Bobwhite
I am continuing this week with once common birds whose populations are in steep decline. Last week it was the Loggerhead Shrike. This week it is the Northern Bobwhite. Last week, I explained that my recommendation is not to rely on news shows or social media, but to go straight to the federal government to […]
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06SepRead More
The Loggerhead Shrike
Over the next few weeks, I am going to talk about birds who were once common within their range and habitat, but whose populations are now in steep decline. Things in the United States are changing. The federal government is no longer protecting wildlife and habitats as they once did. I never think it is […]
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30AugRead More
Turns out birding may not just be a wonderful pastime, it could be so much more …..
Some of the best moments of my life have occurred during birding. That is not in any way meant to lessen the impact of the first time I gazed into my husband’s eyes, the first time I jumped from a high cliff into the lake below, those moments when we learned our first grandchild had […]