Life, Birding, Photos and Everything

  Many couples try to have a "date night" when they can just have fun together on a regular basis. Dick and I have started ha...

A friend has beautiful zinnias in her garden, so we planted some too this summer, and they are just as beautiful as hers. I noticed, howe...

Bernheim Forest is one of our favorite places. Sometimes, it seems as if Dick lives there, since he volunteers so many hours, but then, w...

A few years ago, Raptor Rehab of Ky took in a Mississippi Kite, found in far western Kentucky, which had been impressed on humans and cou...

Bee Balm and Bumble Bee This summer, I've started paying more attention to bees. We've heard about the honey bee Colony Coll...

I ask myself weird questions sometimes. In spring, I wonder why the early bloomers are mostly white. Now that summer has arrived, more of...

Tree Swallow My friend, Birder Barbara, is tops at identifying birds at sight, but also from their calls. She hears a soft chip and imme...

  The raucous Red Winged Blackbird is an easy bird to identify, and very common any place where there is a bit of water. The black male...