Western Tanager

The Western Tanager is a first for me, so I’ve added it to my Life List. I spotted a pair…

Carolina Wren

This shy bird can be hard to see, but it delivers an amazing number of decibels for its size. Follow…

Pine Warbler

The Pine Warbler enjoys the suet as well as black oil sunflower seeds when visiting my feeders. I enjoy seeing…

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

It is not often that you see the ruby-crown that this bird is named for. I’ve only seen it two…

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warblers are winter visitors to my yard. It is considered a winter warbler because it doesn’t need to migrate…

Final Moments

A delay of only a moment kept me from getting the sun above the Mobile Bay horizon. I was just…

Downtown Lights in Fairhope

The lights in Fairhope are turned on before Christmas and I believe turned off after Mardi Gras. I don’t go…

A Rainbow of Birds

The multitude of birds that visit my feeders exhibit all the colors of the rainbow: red (Northern Cardinal and eye…

Up and Away

Sometimes the birds do not stay on a feeder long enough for me to get a photograph; they do a…

Black and White Birds

There are at least two black and white birds that frequently visit my yard: the Carolina Chickadee and Downy Woodpecker.…