Life, Birding, Photos and Everything

You've heard the phrases. "Crazy as a coot," or "You old coot." Until I started birding, I thought a "coot...

  Most people assume that all Pelicans live near the ocean, and, in fact, Brown Pelicans do. But the American Pelican is white, breeds o...

  Reel Foot Lake, along the Mississippi River in Western Tennessee,  is an unusual body of water. It's classified as a "natural...

Everyone recognizes our national symbol, the Bald Eagle, right? Most people know that they were on the endangered species list for many y...

We got to see some birds not normally found in the Louisville area. Well, someone said these were White Fronted Geese exploring the lake a...

Sunday was the best day of our KSNH weekend, because the sun finally came out. Since Reelfoot is on the Mississippi flyway, lots of migrati...

We joined the Kentucky Society for Natural History on their fall conference at Reelfoot Lake this weekend. As we packed the car on Thursda...