Winter Pelicans
This December has remained pretty warm…which keeps a few more Pelicans from heading south. Some are still fishing in the marina here and if you can catch them near sunset it makes for a nice view.
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Eagle Strike
As we close out the month of November, there are signs of this being a very fun and enjoyable winter. There have already been a few eagles hanging around a local dam and doing some fishing (this one was successful). And as long as the weather keeps cooling down, the number of eagles should get … Read more
Hangin Around
The last few weeks here have been epic for Orioles. Lots of them are hanging around, gorging on grape jelly and just basically living the high life. They’ve all got some big travels ahead…and although winter is a long way off here, they’ll start making their way south to places as far away as Central … Read more
Small But Mighty
As far as Iowa woodpeckers go, the Downy is the smallest of the bunch. They may not have the color of the Redhead, or the spunkiness of the Red-Belly, or the brute size of the Pileated…but they are greatly appreciated for being an integral part of my backyard ecosystem. They can eat a lot of … Read more
Oasis
I’ll just come right out and say it…most of the time, the world is a real sh*t show. There is a crisis or catastrophe around every corner. I guess in retrospect, it’s always been this way, but you would be hard pressed to find a time when it was more consistently thrown in your face. … Read more
Catbirds
It’s mid-August already…where does the time go? The Gray Catbirds in my backyard are some of the first to go as the summer winds down. They’ll migrate to the southern US down to Central America and the Caribbean. They have a fairly broad vocabulary…not as diverse as the Blue Jays but decent enough to keep … Read more