The birds are having an unsettled time in our yard this week. This is a week of severe thunderstorms, high winds, and tornado warnings. Cleon and I have our emergency bag all ready for the storm shelter we have in our basement. Water, snack, laptops, cell phones. Today is the worst forecast – severe tornadoes […]
Cleon and I are traveling. We left our house, bird feeders, birdbath, and our bird cam in very good hands. Thank you Miles, Justin, and Jean! So we can relax and just enjoy a few weeks of birding. As I have written in this blog, one of the best places to look for raptors is […]
A wonderful bird is the pelican His bill can hold more than his belican! My father taught me this poem when I was a little girl. It is two lines from a longer poem written by Dixon Lanier Merritt in 1913. These two lines have always brought a smile to my face because they are […]