Monday, August 6, 2012. Corella, Galah and Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. The Musk Lorikeet is one species I hoped to photograph that is missing from the list even though it does occur in this area. Given that you will probably want to maintain a reasonable distance from the birds, it is the birds themselves. Please take into account that birds should not be unnecessarily disturbed during their breeding and nesting cycles. Be prepared to back away if a bird appears to be alarmed in any way.

Saturday, October 17, 2015. So the question was, what bird do I try for in between family time and an all day pelagic? The Red-throated Pipits were the closest. But a Pacific Golden-Plover and a Ruff were calling my name too. After being zapped by the sun and humidity I decided to take a nap. I needed my sleep for the 12-hour pelagic the following day.

Saturday, January 05, 2013. Back in Dallas just before Christmas, Jen reluctantly tagged along with her father and I to go for a sporting clays session at Elm Fork. My parents gave me a gift certificate for Capitol City Trap and Skeet Club.

Birding, Kayaking and Nature loving in Windsor Essex County in Ontario Canada. Sunday, March 18, 2018. 2018 Goals, FOS American Woodcocks B250X. Just a short posting today. I would like to bike to Point Pelee .

Friday, December 24, 2010. This Too, Shall Pass Away. By Paul Hamilton Hayne, American editor, writer, poet. 8220;Art thou in misery, brother? Be comforted. Thy grief shall pass away. Ah, be not too gay;. Art thou in danger? Still let reason sway,. In all thine anguish lay.

Wednesday, July 13, 2016. A Rain Garden is Born. I just realized I never wrote about the rain garden I installed in the fall of 2014. To keep the front yard native garden tidy, deadheaded, and weeded. Fortunately that work resulted in. Permission to expand the garden. But of course she reminded me the same rules would apply.

Watch The Perseid Meteor Shower This Week. Every year between July and August, you can watch the Perseids. Meteor shower in the night sky. You want the sky as clear and as dark as possible.

In the Company of Plants and Rocks. Friday, April 13, 2018. Hints of Spring while the Boxelder Waits. Easter daisies, Townsendia hookeri. Have declared the official common name to be mountain sp.