COURTESY/BOBBY GUTIERREZ PHOTOS For 21 years Mary Cunningham has taken Meeker elementary and middle school students on field trips around town to introduce kids to local and migrating bird species in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day. Though Cunningham has officially retired from her role at the U.S. Forest Service,[Read More…]
Tag: Birds
HEY, JAY
According to the CornellLab Merlin Bird ID ap, this is a Steller’s Jay. These birds are widespread in North America from Alaska to Nicaragua. We enjoyed the nice pop of color they brought to our morning coffee and bird watching session on a dreary winter day. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTO
PARTING SHOT …
Whether or not the weather has made up its mind about what season it is, curious little robins are pretty certain spring has very much sprung. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTO
Kaye’s Corner: Playing Well Together
MEEKER | This spring, the birds in our yard have gathered, shared the food, taken turns, and demonstrated an obvious acceptance of each other. It is always a cheerful event to observe them flying in with their beautiful colors, chowing down, and providing us many moments of joy. While not[Read More…]
The birds are back…
The sweet song of baby birds gently woke us from our winter haze this week. Baby robins frolicking on the courthouse lawn and gobbling up dried fruit (left) seem to herald the possibility of warmer weather. It has indeed been lovely for several days, but this is the time of[Read More…]
