An Oakland Audubon Birding Adventure & More! — Oakland County Blog

WILDER SIDE OF OAKLAND COUNTY Oakland Audubon Society offers free, fun filled trips for birders of all ages. They are enriching family-friendly events where participants often encounter the unexpected. As expected, my hike with their “young birders” last Saturday morning at 2,454-acre Indian Springs Metropark was no exception. Thirty-six species of birds, including five different […] …

Custer State Park — National Parks USA

Welcome back to National Parks & other public lands with T! If you are seeing this on Twitter or Facebook, please visit the blog to see all of the photos and read the story by clicking the link. Custer State Park is South Dakota’s largest and first state park, named for Lt. Colonel George Armstrong […] …

Barn Swallows — Sonoran Images

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a full screen image. Recently, I posted images of Cliff Swallows. In southeastern Arizona, Cliff Swallows share habitat with another commonly seen swallow species, Barn Swallows. I photographed the Barn Swallows in today’s post within a mile or two of […] …

Kookaburra in a mess after hollowing out termite nest — Birds in Sydney

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ky7fD6cd6gM?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent “Don’t look at me! I’m a mess. Been hard at work hollowing out a termite nest.” That’s what this kookaburra seems to be saying: “What, you don’t think termite gunge is the right look for me?” “OK then. Here’s what I’ve been doing for the last half hour:” “That’s a big termite nest, high …