Three Purple Martins perched on the empty frames while waiting for the nest boxes to be installed. Volunteers install groups of gourd style nest boxes on two poles for a Purple Martin colony that returns each year to the main parking area on the Parking River National Wildlife Refuge. These “early birds” arrived a fewContinue reading “Snapshot – Purple Martin”
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Snapshot – Cedar Waxwing
A handsome bird that always makes for a nice photograph.
Non-Avian Guest – Snapping Turtle
My main focus is birds but I occasionally post about a non-feathered subject. Turtles are a favorite of mine and I have even done some work with turtle paleontology. And this Common Snapping Turtle sure looks like it stepped out of the Cretaceous! But I spotted her more recently as she was apparently returning toContinue reading “Non-Avian Guest – Snapping Turtle”
Snapshots – Common Gallinule
The Common Gallinule is a member of the rail family. It has the look of a chicken despite its aquatic lifestyle. It’s original name, the Common Moorhen, recalled that resemblance. It is a close relative of the moorhens of Europe, Asia and Africa, but this North American species was renamed in 2011 to distinguish them.Continue reading “Snapshots – Common Gallinule”
Birds in My Viewfinder 