Everyone touches the world in their own way. Making my own tiny imprint through this blog, I need to balance the dark with the light, the yin with the yang. This post and poem are gentle and positive.

Pumpkin spice is a thing, a social movement, a gotta-have-mine-it’s-October pull of nature almost stronger than a biological clock, but geeeeez, trying to project that onto poor birds seems like a Big Bad Bird Wrong

A family of geese came and went, causing us to worry about predators: gators and eagles and hawks, oh my!

Peaceful images from a weekend at Gumbo Cove.

We’re all waiting for the day when friends can once again be greeted with a bear hug.

A pair of new studies show how birds improve our wellbeing, adding to a growing body of evidence that avians are an antidote to our despair.

We celebrate, honor and value birds, today and every day.

Now is a good time for listening, and learning.
I hear you. #BlackLivesMatter

We are all armchair travelers right now during the trials of COVID-19, and today I’m thinking of an afternoon stroll, a long conversation and the birds in St. James Park.

A brown pelican dictates a conservation haiku.

Practicing mindfulness, I really looked at this bird house when I came upon it in a friend’s yard. What would it look like to a bird?

Seagulls and brown pelicans in Bay St. Louis give me a lesson in mindfulness reminiscent of Thoreau’s experience at Walden

There’s a birding boat in our future!

Everyone touches the world in their own way. Making my own tiny imprint through this blog, I want to write more about the gentle things in life.

Hummingbirds work hard. They do what needs to be done.

Reposting the Glover Gardens 2018 salute to Memorial Day.

A very expressive seagull at the Santa Monica pier deserves a caption.

I thought this picture was about the birds, until I saw the sky.

I’m back at work this week after almost 3 weeks off during the holidays, and the 50+ minute commute has held some amazing sights.

The Brits are smart, with their multiple-personality parks. There’s something for everyone in Hyde Park, even the birds.