Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers are taking turns at my suet feeder, chickadees are voicing their soft fee-bee-bee spring song and…
I recall with a mixture of chuckles and embarrassment some of the “cool” bird sightings I thought I’d notched when…
Recently an eager bird watcher asked, “What’s the earliest bird to nest here on Whidbey?” I could tell her that the early bird gets the worm and swallows are harbingers of spring, but found I had to do some research.
Any guesses who the contenders might be?
In spring the drive to reproduce becomes every adult bird’s raison d’etre. Migrants fly thousands of miles to breeding territories. Some males molt into elaborate plumage and engage in energy-consuming displays. They sing at the top of their little thoraxes to attract a mate.
Earlier this week I was showing off Whidbey to an out-of-town writer friend. While driving west from Coupeville out across…
While birding last week at Deer Lagoon with a group of friends, I was surprised to see an Osprey perched…
“What has happened to the birds?” A caller asks. I’m not alarmed. September is a quiet month for bird activity…
Last month I fulfilled a lifelong dream to visit the Queen Charlotte Islands, also called Haida Gwaii. Cast about 70…
On a recent warm afternoon while my husband and I were relaxing on our back patio, a flash of red…
Have you listened to the birds singing? Within the past month, our songbirds have unleashed their breeding songs with gusto….
First let me humbly admit that I missed all the December storms. My husband and I escaped to Mexico minutes…
