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This Woman May Know Anna's Hummingbirds Better Than Anyone—After Finding More Than 350 of Their Nests Herself

Beverly LaBelle names each year’s hummingbird mothers alphabetically, in order of when she finds them. “Nest #1 will be Abby, for example, #2 will be Brenda, and so on,” she says,...

She May Know Anna's Hummingbirds Better Than Anyone—After Studying 350 of Their Nests in One Park

Beverly LaBelle names each year’s hummingbird mothers alphabetically, in order of when she finds them. “Nest #1 will be Abby, for example, #2 will be Brenda, and so on,” she says,...

Hummingbirds

 Hummingbirds      A couple of hummingbird diamond painting, note card holders.

A Handsome Woodpecker Named for its Dashing Plumage

It is spring, and with the turning of the seasons comes longer days, fragrant blossoms, and, of course, migratory birds. Mixed in with the Southwest’s hummingbirds, warblers, and f...

As hummingbirds migrate north for summer, Ohioans begin spotting the birds

Each year in late February, hummingbirds depart from their winter homes in Central America and Mexico. By late spring, they typically have dispersed extensively across North Americ...

Birds at Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park

I saw lots of birds during my visit to Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park in January. Kingfishers were still hanging around (they are only here in the winter). This one was posing nic...

Birding on the Rio Grande

Harris's Hawk

Looking for some anis.

I was watching the pelicans diving for fish in late December. I got to Fort Desoto Park right at sunrise and stopped at the beach before heading to the woods to look for some birds...

Species Spotlight: Black-throated Sunbird

I have a completely unproven theory that many bird photographers are people who would love to create beautiful art—but combine this ambition with a distinct lack of artistic skill,...

EB58 – A Titan Among Hummingbirds: The Giant Hummingbird Reveals Itself

The Giant Hummingbird’s arrival at Tambo Cóndor felt like the Andes unveiling a second mountain‑forged marvel—an immense, slow‑winged specialist of thin air and rugged slopes whose...

The Red Warbler: Mexico’s Little Red Queen

Red Warblers only sing on sunny mornings during the breeding season — so hearing their song is as good as checking the weather forecast. Weighing less than a AAA battery, Red Warbl...

10 Fun Facts About the American Goldfinch

The male American Goldfinch, dressed in sunny yellow, brightens every feeder he visits during the spring and summer months. And he visits many, seeing as the American Goldfinch is...

Hovering is Hard Work

Hummingbirds are built for hovering flight, with flexible wrists that rotate their wings in a rapid figure-eight motion that generates almost constant lift. Eurasian Skylarks, on t...

Critters and blooms in late November

By mid-November the wintering birds were paying regular visits to the feeders including the pine warbler (top shot) and the palm warbler (bottom shot). A Tufted titmouse with a sna...

“Be Ready to Welcome Home our Hummingbirds,” a Zoom Presentation by the UT Arboretum Society on Thursday, April 9 at 7pm

~ from the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society After flying thousands of miles, the hummingbirds are almost home. It is hard not to be excited knowing that our hummingbirds w...

The Brief Brilliance of the Lazuli Bunting

Every spring, northern Arizona receives a brief but unforgettable visitor. Along cottonwood-lined creeks, brushy canyon trails, and quiet woodland edges, flashes of brilliant blue...

Species Spotlight: The Verdin’s Desert World

The Verdin is one of the smallest and most captivating songbirds of the American Southwest. They are resilient desert dwellers wrapped in soft gray feathers and crowned with a flas...

Wordless Wednesday

Three Photos: Purple

Purple-rumped Sunbird, Sigiriya area, Sri Lanka Mar 2025 Purple-winged Roller, Tangkoko, North Sulawesi, Jul 2024 Purple-naped Spiderhunter, Tan Phu, Vietnam, Mar 2024 Purple Heron...

Central Texas' May bird forecast: Spring migration continues

May's bird forecast highlights spring migration and a favorite known for its orange underparts and rump, the Baltimore Oriole.

EB64 – The Grand Finale at Ángel’s Refuge: Hummingbirds in Full Flame

A dazzling parade of hummingbirds and a long‑awaited meeting with Ángel Paz brought our Refugio Paz de las Aves experience to a brilliant, unforgettable conclusion. This blog serie...

Bird of the Day

A fleeting chink of a metallic call...

Moroccan adventure – I

Then, suddenly, a bird appeared from nowhere and landed on the wires above us. Binoculars up, and we were focussing on a big, chunky finch. And yes, it did have crimson primaries