Reflections on Birds – Page 3

Understanding “Owl Hours of Operation”

We birders have long appreciated and understood the benefits of communing with nature for our bodies and our minds—not to […]

In case you missed it, last weekend, October 17–18, was the first Global Bird Weekend, “a new venture that aims

I was explaining how I’m a terrible birder, in that it takes me forever to get on a bird when

I didn’t look up right away when I heard the familiar squeaky seal barks off to my right. I was

August is one of the quietest months of the year for birders. I have a handful of regular visitors to

What a strange and surreal time we’re living through—and it may be far from over. Yet, in nature’s realm life

One of the many (many, many…) side effects of becoming a birder is that once you start noticing birds, you

I agonized over the best course of action for the downed owl in the ravine stream. Within minutes of messaging

As a writer, editor, and all-around language lover, I am always delighted to come across new words—which happens a lot

If you like birds, and you like puns, then you are in for a treat! “For the Birds” was written

This will be my fifth Father’s Day without my dad, and I’d like to say it gets easier, but that’s

Last winter during our annual Christmas Bird Count in southeastern Ohio, my team of birders visited an old barn known