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...

Colorfest is one of the biggest annual events at Bernheim Forest and Arboretum every year. Saturday was chill and gray, but that didn...

Normally, when I think of fall and the changing leaves, I picture bright reds, yellows and oranges, complemented by bronze and gold. You...

Sometimes, if there aren't too many people around, you can see nice birds while walking down the beach near your hotel. Myrtle Beach...

  You know how much I love raptors of all sorts. We have been watching the Osprey migration along the beach all week. Today we drove al...