Steadily lengthening days have cast a blush of color to several trees and shrubs in the Piedmont. Certain maples are tinged red, and if you lo…
Birding gets exciting in winter partly because such a variety of ducks flee the frozen lakes, ponds and rivers of the north in search of open …
Golfers, in particular, will appreciate the irony of someone working to preserve Canada geese in North Carolina. These days, many of the golf …
The winter months are the best time of year to see a good variety of ducks in the Piedmont. They leave the now-frozen prairie potholes and mar…
I was surveying birds in Ashe County when I noticed an old woodpecker nest cavity in a snag and stopped along the road for a closer look. It w…
I’ve had enough of things unprecedented, and I know I’m not alone in wishing life would return to normal.
While my front-yard gets the usual treatment of mowers and rakes, the backyard is another story. It’s well-shaded, and I’ve labored for years …
Having gorged yourself on Thanksgiving Day’s dinner, you may have felt like you ate enough to fill two stomachs.
The holiday shopping season is upon us, and as you begin to draft your gift list, don’t forget the birds. Since winter officially arrives just…
On a sunny autumn day, hiking in Stone Mountain State Park led me to the restored Hutchinson Homestead that lies below the namesake granite do…
To hear a rufous hummingbird, see this story at JournalNow.com.
In September, I was at Pilot Mountain looking for hawks when I heard a nasal “honk-honk-honk” from a nearby pine. I located a small nuthatch w…
The osprey soared over the lake looking for an early-bird dinner. As it reached the shore, it gracefully turned and resumed its search. My wif…
Pine siskins and white-throated sparrows scattered in all directions as the Cooper's hawk sliced through the trees, hoping to catch one of the…