Right Around the Corner – Hummingbirds! The ruby-throated hummingbirds are almost here. When I checked the website www.hummingbirds.net and looked at the migration map, these little hummers have reached Maryland and will be here soon. For those of us who love watching these amazing birds during the course of the summer, get your feeders ready. […]

The other day when the first grade was taking a nature walk on campus, there was a special visitor.  With the binoculars, first graders were observing the swirling array of both black vultures and turkey vultures above the soccer field.  We noticed the turkey vultures with their two-toned wings, classic v-shape formation, and ability to […]

At some point in my youth, my mom one day attached a clear suction cup and a clear plastic bird feeder to our kitchen window.  Magically, birds began to appear regularly, zooming in and out, snagging the food supplied by Mom and then seeking refuge in the nearby birch tree.  As winter progressed in upstate […]