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More from Beckley Creek
Baltimore Oriole Didn't have time or space for the other great birds we saw at Beckley Creek this week, so here we go...Barn SwallowBlue GrosbeakBlue GrosbeakEastern MeadowlarkLesser YellowlegsOrchard...
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The Early Birder
Dawn's Early Light at Long Run Park Lots of people are reluctant to become birders on the assumption that all birders get up and out before the crack of dawn, and normally I would agree with them. I...
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Birding the Mt.
Barred Owl through the leaves After a winter of inactivity, I'm really getting back into birding again this spring. A trip to Mt. St. Francis, across the river in southern Indiana, was led by my friend...
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Mother's Day Birding
Bobwhites at the Winery On the recommendation of a friend, we headed to Henderson, in Western Kentucky, to spend the night at Ruby Moon Winery, which has a suite for overnight guests! We love going to...
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Birding in the 'Burbs
A cold front came through last evening with heavy rain, gusty winds and much cooler more pleasant temperatures. When we got up this morning the clear blue sky called, and off we went birding at some...
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How Many Languages Do You Speak?
It can be hard to find one place that fulfills several needs at one time. Bernheim Forest and Arboretum is a place of incredible beauty. The Big Meadow leads your eyes from golden coreopsis flowers to...
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Slow Down a Little, Won't You?
Wood Ducklings Aren't you supposed to slow things down when you retire? Somehow, Dick and I have got it reversed, and we seem to be busier than ever since we retired. I couldn't survive without the...
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Family Campout at Creasey Mahan
When I was a Girl Scout, many, many years ago, we went camping several times every year. As an adult, however, we usually stayed in cabins or the lodge at state parks, until we reached the ultimate...
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Before and After the Storm
For a while, I was getting out to hike, bird and photograph on a regular basis. Lately, it seems to rain every day, or I am volunteering, or being on Nana duty. The weather map has shown a stalled...
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Raising Wrens
This late in the summer, most songbirds in the backyard are finished raising their young. Earlier, a pair of Carolina Wrens built a nest in the gourd outside our kitchen door, but they decided to...
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Bird Whisperer
Last night at the Beckham Bird Club meeting, Jean and I chatted about our husbands being out of town or otherwise busy today, and agreed to meet at Beckley Creek Park this morning for a little...
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Vermont's Killer Rocks
Instead of traveling west or down to Florida for vacation, we decided to head north to New England this year. Smugglers' Notch is in the Green Mountains, and derives its name from activities...
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Waterfalls, Wildflowers and Way Up on the Mountain
OK, there are big mountains all around, and we crossed over the Notch several times yesterday, so today we wanted to go higher. The Stowe Ski Resort has gondolas running all the time, and the nice...
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Burlington - Big City
Burlington is the largest city in Vermont, and a delightful spot on the shores of Lake Champlain, so today we went to explore it. The Ethan Allen III took us out into the lake towards an invisible...
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Fun with Geology
In Vermont, two of our favorite things to do are searching for covered bridges and waterfalls. On our last day of vacation, we got to do both at one time. It took a little longer than anticipated,...
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Fall Migration
Here it is, September. Time for the fall migration and Beckham Bird Club's Breakfast with the Birds. So we pulled in at Beckley Creek Park at 8 am for a cloudy, windy, chilly morning. It's the first...
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Back in South Florida
Here we are, back where it all started, the first time share we bought into and haven't visited for many years. That's the good news. The bad news is that South Florida is receiving several months of...
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Don't Let the Weather Get You Down
Black Vultures So far, we've gone to several Broward County Parks. They are trying to preserve some of the old habitat in small chunks surrounded by development. We found a brochure saying there would...
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Wakoda Whatchee?
Moorhen The last time we visited South Florida in 2008, we discovered some marvelous birding spots created by the Palm Beach County Water Utilities. The name, Wakodahatchee, has an interesting...
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Flamingo-a-go-go
Flamingo filter feeding I tend to be wary when I see places called "Animal-name Park" or "Animal-name Gardens." In my experience they tend to be tourist traps that do not take good care of the animal...
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Skimming Along
Black Skimmer Colony After so many rainy days, we were delighted to cut short a non-productive birding day and just soak up some sun on the beach. The local colony of Black Skimmers came up from the...
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It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere
When you begin blogging, you have all sorts of ambitious goals. I'm going to go birding and make a blog post every week, then every month. I'll post when there's something interesting going on. I'll...
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Get Cruisin'
We didn't get a big list of birds this week. When we asked, everyone says the mongoose imported to "control" the snakes/rats also eat the birds and their eggs, so numbers are small. Except for...
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British Virgin Islands
St. Thomas is in the US Virgin Islands, and you don't really need to have a passport to visit there. The British Virgin Islands, right next door, are, in fact, in another country. We decided to take...
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Islands Birds
We've been home from the Islands for a week now, and it's snowing again, so it's time to make another post about our trip. I would definitely NOT recommend St. Thomas as a birding destination. You...
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