Live. Bird. Recharge. Repeat.

Back from vacation! Some mountain photos and feathered beauties for you to feast your eyes. The American Dipper...finally. A longish (1,000 words) post with lots of photos. Come have a look!

Hummers, High Island, and High Hopes

"This could all be yours someday."  ~ Guster * Little did we know what Christmas would spark.  When Scottie came in to tell me, There is a Rufous in our tree, I brushed him off in usual fashion.  I thought he probably just wishes there was one, much like the wood stork he talks about could be in our creek … Continue reading Hummers, High Island, and High Hopes

Luck o’the Irish: The Eagle Has Landed (Video!)

Firmly in the thick of something mundane, our diligent little backyard birder, Ginny, interrupted me breathlessly to tell us that there was an eagle in our yard. "Certainly you don't mean one of the turkey vultures circling above."  I brushed her off, not even looking up from I was doing. "No, Mom! That big bird … Continue reading Luck o’the Irish: The Eagle Has Landed (Video!)