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Dancing Sandhill Cranes
Bow to your partner.. By: Pat Coate I had the wonderful experience of watching two sandhill cranes “dancing” earlier this month. I saw them in a field in Ontario and they couldn’t have cared less that...
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Prothonotary Warblers
Prothonotary Warbler (male) By: Pat Coate Made a short stop at Magee Marsh on the way to Milwaukee last weekend and, though it was past peak, I saw about eight warbler species including a nesting pair...
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Peacocks (or more properly, Peafowl)
Close-up (male) By: Pat Coate While visiting my daughter we, along with a zillion school children, enjoyed an afternoon at the Milwaukee Zoo. The free-ranging peafowl (males are peacocks and females...
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More from Muskoka
Moose (female) By: Pat Coate Besides the very entertaining sandhill cranes, there were other nice wildlife sightings on a recent trip to the Muskoka Lakes area of Ontario. I really enjoy seeing the...
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Herons, Egrets, Ibises and Interesting Behavior
Great Egret By: Pat Coate Spent the weekend with my sisters in Chincoteague, Virginia visiting the National Wildlife Refuge. Fantastic time with lots of birding (sorry Kathy). There were tons of...
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Happy Red, White and Blue!
Northern Cardinal By: Pat Coate Hope you have a happy and safe July 4th. Mute Swans Indigo Bunting Subscribe All Rights Reserved ©2006-2013 Filed under: iPhone
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Pine Creek Rail Trail – through the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania
Looking down on the PA Grand Canyon and Pine Creek Rail Trail from the West Rim Trail in Colton Point State Park By: Pat Coate Just back from a biking/camping trip with my husband on the Pine Creek...
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Hiking the Northville-Placid Trail in the Adirondacks – Days 1 & 2
Silver Lake By: Pat Coate My friend Joyce and I decided to take on the 120-mile Northville-Placid (N-P) Trail that runs through the heart of the Adirondacks. We had done a trial backpacking trip a...
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Hiking the Northville-Placid Trail in the Adirondacks – Days 3 & 4
Cedar Lake view By: Pat Coate On Day 3 we headed into the West Canada Lakes region, one of the most remote parts of the trail. Despite more climbing and a rougher trail with LOTS of blow-downs to...
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“Moosing” in Algonquin Provincial Park (Ontario)
Moose (adult female) By: Pat Coate Found a great new place in Algonquin Park to get my annual “moose fix” – this time by canoe. My husband and I took a two-day canoe trip to Hailstorm Creek, located...
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Young Ones
Goslings By: Pat Coate Been seeing lots of new families coming to our backyard feeder which reminded me that I had a few pictures of newborns/fledglings from earlier this spring to post. These Canada...
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White-throated Sparrows
White-throated Sparrow By: Pat Coate The white-throated sparrow is a handsome bird that I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with. They tend to be on the early side of migration, so I love the...
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Young Ones Part 2
Adult Grackle feeding its youngster (early summer) By: Pat Coate We are continuing to get lots of families and first year birds visiting or passing through our backyard. The more typical visitors have...
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The Ubiquitous Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow By: Pat Coate The number of song sparrows reported in the area is increasing as the southward migration picks up and the days are starting to grow noticeably shorter. The song sparrow is...
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Immature Turkey Vulture
Immature Turkey Vulture By: Pat Coate Vultures certainly don’t fall into the glamour bird category. Their little bald heads and hooked bills have helped them evolve into nature’s perfect clean-up...
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More “Moosing” in Algonquin Provincial Park
Moose (adult female) By: Pat Coate I am not really sure what it is about moose, but I really like seeing them in the wild. A few weeks ago I was excited to find two moose along Highway 60, though...
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A Couple Life Birds
Marsh Wren By: Pat Coate Picked up marsh wrens earlier this year down in Delaware. These are wetland birds that are partial to cattails and whose diet consists largely of insects. They vigorously...
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Wildlife Rehabilitation & Release: Red Foxes
Fox Kit – so tiny and cute, and motherless By: Pat Coate Over the years I have had the opportunity to meet several wildlife rehabilitators. Each one has been a remarkable, passionate person. Wildlife...
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Birdie Blog
Tina, Brenda, Pat, Tammy, Vicki and Chris By: Pat Coate Just back from the annual Jersey girls’get away golf weekend in Myrtle Beach. We had good weather, good times and even managed a birdie or two....
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Terns in Myrtle Beach
Sandwich Terns – Adult with juvenile By: Pat Coate Don’t see too many terns in my part of Western NY, so I enjoyed seeing a couple species while in Myrtle Beach. Both were life birds for me. Sandwich...
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