It was brisk outside today but at least it was sunny, so we decided to head out to Veterans Park in Mentor, Ohio to see what kinds of birds ...

It’s the first full day of spring, and we were treated to a very colorful, fiery sunrise. I ran outside to take a quick picture, and the col...

Finally, the first day of spring! It’s sunny and bright outside with plenty of blue sky, but the temperatures are still cold. It was a perfe...

A female marsh hawk – also known as a northern harrier – made a visit to our yard today. It was pouring rain at the time, and the bird was s...

As I wrote in my blog yesterday, we had a new feathered visitor come to our backyard bird feeder yesterday, a female white winged crossbill ...

For the last several years, I have participated in The Great Backyard Bird Count , which took place on four days, beginning Friday February ...

Last night, we had a relatively clear night, with a full moon rising. Since it seems that we’ve had more than our share of cloudy days and n...