If one morning you suddenly found yourself exchanging stares with this aquatic bird (near a Loblolly Pine forest in South Carolina) would you know which bird species you were looking at? Learn more in this week’s post on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
Why is this subspecies of the Northern Flicker referred to as the Red-shafted variety? Read this week’s post for our best guess and also to see a variety of Flicker Antics. On:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
Do you find it hard to take your eyes off of a male Wood Duck? Do we tend to overlook the more nondescript gender as they wander in and out of the shadows? Could it be that our bias towards beauty has made us miss critical Wood Duck data? Find out more in this week’s post on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
Do you know how this Spotted Towhee is indicating that Spring is coming? This week many birds in the Arboretum are behaving like Spring is on the way. Learn more in this week’s post on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
When is a duck not really a duck? Who is this bird’s closest living relative on Union Bay? Why is this bird so odd? Answers can be found in this week’s post on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
I hope this bird, and the related photos, brightens your day as much as it did mine! See more at:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
Have you seen a hermit hiding in one of the Spindle Trees in the Arboretum? Learn what to look for in this week’s post on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
This photo was taken on Thursday along the new Loop Trail, in the Arboretum. Would you know this bird if you saw it in its breeding plumage? Learn more on:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
It turns out that crows are not the only interesting corvid to be found around Union Bay. I hope you enjoy this week’s post about the Steller’s Jay. See more at:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry
What caption would you put below this photo? Maybe ‘When I grow up I want to be Darth Vader!’ In any case, I never get tired of watching hooded mergansers. I hope you want to see more too. If so click this link:
Have a great day on Union Bay…where our wild neighbors live in the city!
Larry
