To watch the birds is to learn
THIS IS THE time of year when the baby birds are out and about. The growth and changes happen fast. One day they are gaping, pleading, insistent little things, completely dependent, and a few months later they are ready to migrate with the adults. In between, they have a lot to learn and accomplish including growing to full size, growing in one set of feathers and then fully changing them for a second set, learning how to fly, sing, feed, all those little things.
Dan Peak |
The big picture
MAY IS THE most exciting time of the year for anyone interested in birds. There is so much to see and not enough time to see it all. I have no idea how to paint the entire canvas, so I will pick three species of birds and bugs from the Midwest as a way of offering perspective.
Dan Peak |
Spring is prime time bird season
IT’S SPRING! THERE are no better words for a birder.
The calendar says spring started on March 20. In my heart, spring starts when I see my first red-winged blackbird. How about you?
Dan Peak |
Winter: for the birds
EVER WONDER WHAT bird that is? How it survives the winter? What you can do to help? To start with the simplest question, you are not unique. Just step in to Nelson Agri Center and see the wide selection of feeders and foods, and you will realize there are a lot of us feeding birds.
Daniel Peak |
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