birding

Though only a population estimate, it is nonetheless difficult to believe that -- according to the literature -- only 500,000 white-tailed deer occurred in these United States in the early...

Last fall in the rugged Rocky Mountains of northwestern Colorado while hunting mule deer, a big blow came howling down from the High Country, bringing with it, when it was...

Last weekend as I sat on my deck looking out at the lake and backyard, a lady beetle landed on my arm. I was instantly reminded of a time several...

"Why does a happy boy holla? Why does a lonesome youth sigh? They don't know any more than Redruff knew why every day now he mounted some dead log and...

I have truly been blessed throughout my life in the great outdoors - I have observed wildlife in many parts of North America. I have seen bottle-nosed dolphins swimming playfully...

It isn't uncommon to observe wildlife while taking my evening walk with my dog, Duke, on the township road I live beside. Lately I've seen wild turkeys, but I've also...

Three summers ago I added a new wildlife-related structure to my ever-growing collection of bluebird, house wren, wood duck and kestrel houses and other nesting structures. I installed a bat...

One of the most fascinating of our summertime birds is the zip-zip-zipping little ruby-throated hummingbird. Easily attracted to our homes by filling special hummingbird feeders with sweet sugar-water and hanging...

There are subtle and not-so-subtle signs out there that autumn's a'coming. You might have noticed a slight change in temperature - the daily highs are not as high and the...

I was again fortunate to live another year longer in order to experience a joyful, eight-day paddle into the heart of Minnesota's Canoe Country -- the Boundary Waters Canoe Area...

While visiting a friend's rural home in the Alida area recently, I was treated to the sight of the only two seasonal "blue" songbirds that I can readily think of...

It's a common occurrence. A fawn is found by a well meaning person who thinks that the animal has been abandoned by its mother. The person carries the young deer...

I often try describing the songs and calls of birds by writing what I and other writers and ornithologists believe they sound like. For example, by writing the "fee-bee" call...

I've been thinking about some of the interesting avian observations I've had over the course of this past spring. (Yes, spring 2011 is behind us; hard to believe, I know)...

On my way recently to drop my son off at Neilson Spearhead Center for a week of working and learning on "Dan's Crew" for the first week of the preserve's...