Nighthawks are migrating like crazy through the Twin Cities right now. I’ve seen them when we’ve been grilling this week and on Saturday we were on the St Croix River with some friends and a steady stream passed over the boat all afternoon and well into the night (I’m not ready to face fall migration). [ Read More ]
So the other day I posted a short video showing a hermit thrush singing from the folks over at Music of Nature. I noticed that they also have a wood thrush video on their YouTube channel too (this is another bird that is a moral imperative to listen to): This video cracked me up. Did [ Read More ]
Reader feedback from Kevin Collison: “You frequently mention birding groups efforts to attract more birders (members). I have one, tell them to stop being so hard on hunters. Most hunters, like myself, have a love for nature too. I love hunting, birding, and nature photography.” Interesting RADAR image from Saturday night of bird migration and [ Read More ]
Although, I think these are actually ravens. Still makes me larf.
This is a video of some of our bees just chilling out at the hive. I started it to show what they look like when they are relaxed. We had to dig deeper into the hive to see what was going on so I asked Non Birding Bill to smoke them. When you puff your [ Read More ]
Dear Bees, I don’t want to get all Ned Stark on you, but Winter is coming. You are bees of summer and it’s been fun to fly around and explore, but seriously, dudettes, you need to start some serious storage to make it through the winter. See, this whole socializing and not storing honey business [ Read More ]
Some forgotten photos from my May trip to Utah. This was a male northern harrier hunting around Antelope Island: One of the few North American raptors you can tell the difference between male and female by color. He even got some prey! Harrier hunting grounds.
Brits at a pub were apparently eat crow (of sorts). A Rook Salad is now off the menu. Here’s a followup story on what exactly you are allowed to eat wild bird wise in the UK. Man, I thought the Migratory Bird Treaty was hard to explain. Careful what swift saliva you’re eating in birds [ Read More ]
I’m posting this for my mom because I know she’ll dig this. A short video showing a hermit thrush singing from the folks over at Music of Nature. If you know what a hermit thrush sounds like, I know you’ll listen, if you haven’t–YOU MUST WATCH AND LISTEN. It’s a moral imperative–for realzies. C’mon, the [ Read More ]
We did a check of our bees on Sunday (they are all slacking off this summer). Under the roof of one of our hives was this caterpillar: This isn’t just a cute looking inch worm posture, this was a threatening posture. This is one of the most badass caterpillars I have ever come across. It’s [ Read More ]
