The Suet-Loving Songbird: Pine Warblers in Arkansas
Discover the unique Pine Warbler, a suet-loving songbird thriving in Arkansas’ pine forests. Learn about their habitat, diet, and remarkable breeding habits.
Bird behavior
Watching a Tufted Titmouse Crack Open Sunflower Seeds
See how Tufted Titmice use their beaks and feet to efficiently crack open sunflower seeds step-by-step. Learn why sunflower seeds are an essential food source.
Territorial Mockingbirds In My Yard This Winter
An encounter between territorial Northern Mockingbirds and Eastern Bluebirds on a winter day, and facts about Mockingbird behavior and adaptation to winter.
Dealing with Territorial Bluebirds in the Winter
Dealing with territorial bluebirds pecking mirrors all winter. Discusses reasons for behavior and balancing fascination with ensuring birds’ well-being.
The Surprising Meaning Behind a Killdeer’s Tail Flagging Display
Learn about the reasons why Killdeer perform tail flagging behaviors like territorial marking, predator diversion, and social signaling.
The Junco with the Snowball
A whimsical blog post about witnessing a Dark-eyed Junco making a snowball, sparking imaginative stories about the plucky bird seeking snowball revenge.
Great Blue Heron’s One-Legged Stance
A blog post exploring why birds like herons often stand on one leg, including conserving heat, resting one leg, and camouflage.
The Catch-and-Release Cormorant Mystery
Witnessing Double-crested Cormorants catching fish only to release them back into the water. Here I explore possible explanations behind this puzzling behavior.
Cormorant Fishing Techniques
My experience photographing Double-crested Cormorants diving and catching fish at Charleston Lake in Arkansas. Includes information about Cormorants.
A Red-shouldered Hawk’s One-Legged Perch
A nature photographer describes capturing images of a Red-shouldered Hawk standing on one leg, a posture many birds adopt to conserve body heat in cold weather.
American White Pelican’s Graceful Landing
Experience a majestic scene as an American White Pelican spreads its immense wings during a graceful landing on Oklahoma’s Sally Jones Lake.
Encountering a Great Egret as Nature Awakens
See this elegant Great Egret standing amongst fall colors at dawn. Explore the contrasts and beauty in this Oklahoma wildlife refuge photograph.
Downy Woodpecker’s Birdhouse Inspection
A wildlife photography blog post about photographing a Downy Woodpecker investigating a birdhouse in my front yard here in Arkansas.
Indigo Bunting Feeding Trick
Witness a male Indigo Bunting as he ingeniously obtains seeds from the towering Johnson grass. Nature’s brilliance never ceases to amaze me!
The Journey of a Red-bellied Woodpecker Fledgling
Today, I bring you an update on the Red-bellied Woodpecker fledgling’s progress, shedding light on its remarkable transformation and newfound confidence.