The archive of posts from the original Born Again Bird Watcher blog.
The comments about the dark plumaged Steller’s Jay images included in the previous post, both directly on the blog as well as those sent to me via e-mail, have been most enlightening. My sincere thanks to all who have contributed answers or observations to the question. The bird returned yesterday, giving the BirdCam the chance […]
Living as we do in a conifer forest in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, one of the common avian visitors to our property is the Steller’s Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri. For years I have made the assumption that most of these beautiful dark blue and black jays are of one particular subspecies – Cyanocitta […]
Last Friday, I spent the morning delivering presentations about birds and butterflies to two classes of second grade and one class of third grade students at the local elementary school. While I have delivered countless presentations on these and similar topics over the years, it is always after presenting to children that I feel the […]
We’ve seen quite a number of fledglings out testing their new wings these past few days. From stubby-tailed Song Sparrows on the ground to young Chestnut-backed Chickadees lined up along the porch railing waiting their turn to be fed by a parent busily picking nuts out of one of the feeders for just that purpose. […]