Greensboro Birds

The first and last time I photographed an indigo bunting was June 15, 2007. Today—a very gray, rainy day—was the second time I photographed an indigo bunting, and it’s all thanks to Josh. The weather made for not great shots, but it’s the proof that counts. Regardless of the gloom and subsequent poor exposure, the [...]

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In his speech to Congress last night, President Obama said:
“We will restore a sense of fairness and balance to our tax code by finally ending the tax breaks for corporations that ship our jobs overseas.” [Transcript here.]
Background to the punchline to come: Some of my work takes the form of reediting books that have [...]

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I’ve never been happy with any birdfeeder I’ve ever bought. Too small, too futzy, too ugly, too cheapy, too swingy. Worst of all, though, is that inevitably, the bird I’m trying to watch is standing on the side I can’t see! No matter how I adjust the feeder, there’s always a blind spot, which is [...]

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You know it’s almost fall when bald northern cardinals start showing their pitiful heads at the feeder. This female cardinal at the birdbath is our first baldie of the season. You’ll read all sorts of notions about why this happens, from mites to nutritional deficiencies to environmental stress. The truth is that nobody really knows [...]

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Here it is, my other favorite bird-photo element: the mixed group. American goldfinches are busy deseeding this conjoined sunflower bloom (we don’t say Siamese twins anymore, right?). I didn’t plant this sunflower; it’s the result of a seed dropping from the feeder. I got a few blooms this way. Next summer I might actually try [...]

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