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Urban Hunter

Posted on November 7, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Shhhh. I'm hunting wizards.

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged Backyard, Birding, Garden, Great Egret, Yardbirds4 Comments

Community Bath

Posted on October 30, 2016November 30, 2020 by Shannon

Voyeurism has its advantages.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Vegan Ethic, vs. Human habitatTagged Backyard, Birding, Blue Jay, Fall, Humane Society, Tufted titmouse, Wayne Pacelle, Wilson's warbler, Yardbirds, Yellow-Rumped Warbler22 Comments

Right Place, Right Time: Evening Woodies

Posted on October 28, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Another lucky evening with the prettiest duck of them all.

Posted in Animals, Birds, NatureTagged Birding, Creek, Photography, Wood duck, Yardbirds, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker5 Comments

Breaking The Bird Fast (Sound!)

Posted on October 20, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Some pretty birdies as we get back into birding after a 3-month, heat-and-mosquito induced break. There is audio with this post! Read on...

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged Belted Kingfisher, Birding, Fall, Great Egret, Great-tailed Grackle, Green Heron, Monk Parakeet, Photography, Pileated woodpecker, Soundcloud, Wood duck, Wood Stork, Yardbirds, Yellow-Crowned Night Heron11 Comments

El Gordo, Ready For Travel

Posted on September 28, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Old and fat never looked so good!

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged Fall, Migration, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Yardbirds6 Comments

Minimally Digital, A (Wet) April Outdoors

Posted on April 18, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

A (nearly) wordless post. Still mostly off-line, here's April in a few pictures.

Posted in LivingTagged Alligator, Anhinga, Common Yellowthroat, Coopers Hawk, Flooding, Leaves, Rain, Rain barrel, Yardbirds2 Comments

So Long, Old Man Winter (Sound!)

Posted on March 20, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

A few yardbird pics and an update of life at DirtNKids in early spring. (Plus...another sound byte for your listening pleasure!)

Posted in Birds, Children, NatureTagged Black Vulture, Hooded Merganser, Pileated woodpecker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Rufous Hummingbird, San Luis Pass, Winter, Yardbirds8 Comments

Backyard Feathers: The Best of 2015 Birding (Part 2)

Posted on December 28, 2015January 21, 2022 by Shannon

There are those we watch and those we chase. Here are 20 bird portraits of our most photogenic yard residents (Part 2).

Posted in Animals, Birds, NatureTagged Birding, Carolina Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Coopers Hawk, House Finch, Hummingbird, Northern Cardinal, Photography, White Ibis, Yardbirds, Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, Yellow-Rumped Warbler10 Comments

Cedar Waxwings

Posted on December 20, 2015December 19, 2021 by Shannon

Cedar Waxwings need a painter...not a photographer. ♥ Added one more bird to the list for the year (Couch's Kingbird) so we are at 253 birds and holding!

Posted in BirdsTagged Cedar Waxwing, Yardbirds2 Comments

Reasons To Stay

Posted on December 16, 2015January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Winter is for the birds.

Posted in Birds, Living, Nature, vs. Human habitatTagged Black-chinned Hummingbird, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, Rufous Hummingbird, Yardbirds8 Comments

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