Apr 3, 2017 | birds & bears
Last summer I became enamored with the Cedar Waxwings that make their presence known in the great field behind our North Carolina place. I don’t know how I’d never noticed them in all the years of my bird obsession; for sure the high...
Feb 14, 2017 | birds & bears
Several sweet bird couples live with us here on Bickley’s Pond, but none are more devoted than the finches. They are demonstrative little creatures who, when courting time comes around each Spring, are not shy in stating their intentions. But theirs is also a...
Jan 27, 2017 | birds & bears
He was just sitting there. For the longest time, just sitting there. Not standing. Not flitting around. Not doing anything. Just sitting. I was a bit mesmerized, I don’t mind telling you. I’d never...
Oct 2, 2016 | birds & bears
THERE IS ANOTHER MOUNTAIN STORY I’ve yet to share, and one that deserves quite a crescendo. It happened the first day of our last trip, our climb to the top of that ridge one that is always filled with excitement as I scan the dirt road, the shadowy forest, the...
Aug 10, 2016 | birds & bears
I HAVE HAPPY NEWS, a great bit of so wonderful I can hardly wait to share it. But first I want to remind you of Parts 1 and 2 of this saga. FIRST THERE WAS THE DISCOVERY of a ground nest of juncos, babies so tiny it was a miracle they survived at all,...
Jun 11, 2016 | birds & bears
I’d like to tell you one more tale about Costa Rica, if you’re open to it. It was an unexpected encounter and one that proved an important reminder to me about prejudice and the ways it can blind us to love in this life. WE WERE LOUNGING BY...
