Tag Archives: Birds
Why Did The Mongoose Cross The Road?
Years ago in a biology class, I learned about the Indian Mongoose’s introduction to Hawaii (in 1883) as a predator to kill the rats that were thriving in sugar cane fields. Well, like so many ideas like this, it was a … Continue reading
Red-bellied Woodpecker
A red-bellied woodpecker in our background. A red-bellied woodpecker in our backyard. A red-bellied woodpecker at our feeder. In my post on January 8, I spoke too soon about enjoying a snow-free winter. A few days later, more than … Continue reading
Filed under Nature, Life, Kansas, Bird-watching, Photography, Birds, Kansas City
Cooper’s Hawk
Click on these links to learn more: Wikipedia on the Cooper’s Hawk and Cooper’s Hawk
Filed under Animals, Bird-watching, Birds, Kansas, Life, Nature, Photography
California Bird Houses
I love bird houses. I don’t know how practical some of these are or whether birds actually live in them, but they certainly are cute. After seeing these, I’m inspired to build my own. I’m not very handy with a … Continue reading
Filed under Bird-watching, Birds, Life, Travel
Kea Parrot Steals Passport
My favorite parrots are in the news again! A Kea parrot has stolen a passport from a tourist visiting New Zealand. ( See the story below.) The Keas hang out at a tunnel that everyone must pass through to get to … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Bird-watching, Birds, Humor, Life, Nature, New Zealand, Personal, Random, Travel
The Birds
IMAGINE THIS SCENE: A man and a woman are watching ”Country Calendar” on the television in their house on a lonely sheep station near Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. The woman gets up from the couch to get some tea. She hears a fainting tapping on the … Continue reading
Filed under Biology, Bird-watching, Birds, Entertainment, Environment, Humor, Life, Movies, Nature, New Zealand, Personal, Photography, Travel
Quetzal Quest
A friend’s recent soggy — and fruitless – quest to see a Resplendent Quetzal in Panama reminded me of my own rained-out effort two years ago in Honduras. My husband and I went with our long-time friends Michael and Anita, who know … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Bird-watching, Birds, Friendship, Humor, Life, Natural History, Nature, Personal, Science, Travel
Kookaburra Chorus
Kookaburra Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree Merry merry king of the bush is he Laugh Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra Gay your life must be Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree Eating all the gumdrops he can see Stop … Continue reading
Snow
Filed under Animals, Biology, Bird-watching, Birds, Environment, Gardening, Kansas, Life, Natural History, Nature, Personal, Photography, Science
Batty About Birds, Bees and Butterflies
My enthusiasm for bees sky-rocketed last year when I discovered that I wasn’t getting any squash, because I had no bees to pollinate them. I had to do the job myself with an artist’s paintbrush. My harvest? Ten squash. I’m … Continue reading
Filed under Biology, Bird-watching, Conservation, Education, Entomology, Environment, Gardening, Humor, Insects, Kansas, Life, Natural History, Nature, Photography, Science
