Category Archives: American Sparrows

Where are all the butterflies?

Posted on August 3, 2014 by onepicatatime

I keep looking, but rarely see one.  Are there fewer around?  Am I just having an unlucky year?  They are one of my favorite things to photograph and I’m just not seeing any. Yesterday, I decided to swing by the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Sparrows, Flowers, Insects | 6 Comments

Kentucky!

Posted on July 1, 2014 by onepicatatime

We spent last week at a beautiful rental house on the edge of Rough River Lake in western Kentucky.  It was a week without internet just to connect as a family, visit nearby Mammoth Caves, and enjoy nature.  The very … Continue reading →

Posted in American Sparrows, Birds of Prey, Butterflies, Chickadees and Titmice, Cowbirds, Ducks, Flowers, Ibises and Herons, Reptiles, Swallows, Thrushes, Wood-warblers, Wrens | 11 Comments

Two down, two to go

Posted on May 28, 2014 by onepicatatime

  Yesterday, two of the four baby robins on our porch left the nest.  The other two look ready to go also–probably today.  So sad to see them leave, but it really was fun to watch the nest for the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Sparrows, Butterflies, Orioles and Blackbirds, Thrushes, Wood-warblers | 1 Comment

Birds, flowers, fish, and mammals

Posted on May 23, 2014 by onepicatatime

That wonderful few weeks when the spring migrants are back and the leaves are still not open on the trees are coming to an end.  It’s getting much harder for me to photograph the birds who insist on staying high … Continue reading →

Posted in American Sparrows, Animals, Chipmunks, Fish, Flowers, Mimids, Orioles and Blackbirds, Thrushes, Wood-warblers | 6 Comments

Crazy week!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by onepicatatime

What a crazy week it has been.  All the migrating warblers are coming through, and all I want to do is go outside and find new-to-me birds.  As luck has it, this was also a busy week with kids’ activities … Continue reading →

Posted in American Sparrows, Grosbeaks, Pigeons and Doves, Squirrels, Wood-warblers | 2 Comments

Oh, how I love May!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by onepicatatime

Yesterday morning started out cloudy, but I decided to try a new birding area anyway.  By the time I got there, the sun had come out and it was beautiful.  And boy, did this new park pay off!  I wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in American Sparrows, Birds of Prey, Mimids, Wood-warblers | 1 Comment

Happy Easter!

Posted on April 20, 2014 by onepicatatime

It’s Easter morning, and my how times have changed.  The kids are all still sleeping.  Years ago, by this time of the morning, they had already all woken us up, found their baskets, and inhaled pounds of sugar.  I miss … Continue reading →

Posted in American Sparrows, Flowers, Raccoons, Thrushes, Woodpeckers | 2 Comments

Sparrows, and a few other birds

Posted on April 13, 2014 by onepicatatime

I went on another field trip with my ornithology class yesterday.  We walked around a local arboretum for a few hours.  I’ve made it a personal goal to get better at identifying sparrows, and we had a few opportunities to … Continue reading →

Posted in American Sparrows, Ibises and Herons, Woodpeckers | 2 Comments

Walk on the river

Posted on April 11, 2014 by onepicatatime

Yesterday morning I went out hunting for Bluebirds.  I was so happy to find this male Bluebird and to get a picture of him.  Always a great way to start the day! The kids are home on spring break this … Continue reading →

Posted in American Sparrows, Ducks, Orioles and Blackbirds, Thrushes, Waterfowl | 2 Comments

Birding close to home

Posted on April 8, 2014 by onepicatatime

A pair of Black-Capped Chickadees has been busy making a nest in the tiny cavity of this tree.  They’ve been working hard at it.  They were excavating the cavity–one would go in, emerge with a wood chip, and fly away.  … Continue reading →

Posted in American Sparrows, Cardinal, Chickadees and Titmice, Chipmunks, Wrens | 8 Comments