Solitary Sandpiper Breaks Rules

Stan Tekiela loves the diversity found in nature. He also really loves the rule breakers—the critters that don’t seem to follow the rules that we people think they should. Here is the story of what Stan encountered while leading a workshop to photograph black bears...

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Interesting Bird Facts

Erika Zambello, author of Backyard Birding for Kids: An Introduction to Ornithology, shares with us some interesting facts about birds. Find out more! Vermillion flycatcher (Tucson, Arizona) Where did the birds come from?The birds we know today are direct descendants of the dinosaurs. When the dinosaurs died out,...

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Feed the birds

Feed the Birds!

Feed the birds in your backyard with creative recipes from Adele Porter’s book Homemade Bird Food: 26 Fun & Easy Recipes to Feed Backyard Birds. Her 74 recipes are designed to attract up to 74 different bird species, from hummingbirds to orioles and even “hard-to-get”...

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