In this category, we explore the art of wildlife observation and the joys of enjoying wildlife in your garden. From attracting birds and butterflies to your outdoor space to setting up a bird feeder or bird bath, we provide practical tips and expert advice on how to create a wildlife-friendly garden.
Birding Festivals Through the Year
Attending birding festivals near you is a great way to learn about birds in their natural habitat.
The Beautiful Herons
See my images of beautiful Herons.
Project Feeder Watch begins: be a citizen scientist
Project Feeder Watch begins: be a citizen scientist
Searching for Ducks
Searching for Ducks
Black Swallowtail Butterflies and Caterpillars
Black Swallowtail Butterflies and Caterpillars
Coopers Hawk Takes a Lunch Break in My Wildlife Garden
Coopers Hawk Takes a Lunch Break in My Wildlife Garden
Birding Biddeford Pool
Beautiful sights and sounds while birding Biddeford Pool.
Bald-Faced Hornets in the Wildlife Garden
Bald-Faced Hornets in the Wildlife Garden
Very Late First Monarch of the Season
Very Late First Monarch of the Season
Whoever Said You Can’t See Birds in Winter is Wrong
Winter is a great time to see birds in your own wildlife garden as long as you have a lot of native plants with plenty of seeds, nuts and berries to attract wildlife.
Dance of Joy
Watching a wonderful group of birds playing in someone's garden.
Helping Wildlife with Specialized Habitat Needs in Your Ecosystem Garden
Helping Wildlife with Specialized Habitat Needs in Your Ecosystem Garden
Birding Wissahickon Park
A day out birding Wissahickon Park.
Why Did That Stupid Bird Build Its Nest in a Parking Lot?
Why Did That Stupid Bird Build Its Nest in a Parking Lot?
The Monarch Monitoring Project
Monarch butterflies make an incredible journey from as far as Canada to Mexico. Your wildlife garden plays an important role in helping the butterflies make their migration.
Birding Tikal
Take a look at my birding trip in Tikal. Amazing ruins and monkey sightings.
Get your Bird Houses Ready, Spring is Coming
Get your Bird Houses Ready, Spring is Coming
Why So Many Snowy Owls This Year?
The dramatic increase in Snowy Owls in places not normally recorded is related to lack of food in their normal range.
Chickadees in the Wildlife Garden
Chickadees in the Wildlife Garden
Farmers Saving Bird Habitat
Meet some of the biologist I met in Guatamala helping to preserve bird habitats.
Winter Ducks and Early Spring Migrant Birds
Winter Ducks and Early Spring Migrant Birds
Early Spring Nesting Birds
Early Spring Nesting Birds
Where the Birds Are
Where the Birds Are
Looking Past the Garden Gate, the Ocean Needs Our Help
I was fortunate to spend the holiday yesterday at the state park at Barnegat Lighthouse in New Jersey. I have a deep fascination with winter ducks who spend their lives in the cold, rough waters of the ocean. And I consider you extremely lucky if your garden vista...
Bald Eagles Spend Winter at Conowingo Dam
Annual visit to Conowingo Dam to see hundreds of eagles.
Nest Watch in Your Ecosystem Garden
Nest Watch in Your Ecosystem Garden
Do Robins Really Return in the Spring
Do Robins Really Return in the Spring
Why Are There So Many Tiger Swallowtails this Year?
Why Are There So Many Tiger Swallowtails this Year?
Birding in Maine
More birding adventures in Maine.
How Do Birds Stay Warm in Winter
How Do Birds Stay Warm in Winter? Their feathers have amazing insulating properties. Many birds travel during winter for food more so than the warmer temperatures.
Late Summer Birds At An Urban Oasis
Birds of late summer at the urban oasis of John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge near the Philadelphia, PA airport 6:30 am alarm clock on a drizzly Sunday morning. Sounds like a great reason to stay in bed, snug as a bug under the covers. But this morning I have a...
Are Wildlife Gardeners Real Birders?
Are Wildlife Gardeners Real Birders?
Maine Pelagic Birding
Birding adventures while out whale watching in Maine.
Tree Swallows Return
Tree Swallows Return
Winter Birding Activities
See my list of fun birding activities. Some can even be done from the comfort of home.
Harry Potter is Missing His Owl
Seeing a snowy owl is one of the most fun Winter birding activities.
Birding Outside the Garden Gate Atlantic Puffin
Birding Outside the Garden Gate Atlantic Puffin
A Gift of Turkeys
Seeing a flock of wild turkeys through the window was a rare treat on a Winter's day.
Goldfinch Eating Heliantus Seeds
Goldfinch Eating Heliantus Seeds
Birds and Wildlife Gardens of Guatemala
About my invitation to a birding FAM trip to Guatemala.
Butterfly House at Albuquerque Botanic Garden
Butterfly House at Albuquerque Botanic Garden