bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Purple Martins, the largest swallows in North America, had nearly vanished from the Puget Sound region when Kevin Li decided to do something about it. Today we—and the martins—enjoy the fruits of his and many others’ labor. Martins nest in colonies along
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com A popular perch, it appears to be.
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com The earnest tenor aria is a staple of the bel canto repertoire, and that’s what this sparrow reminded me of.
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com The Army guarantees you three hots and a cot, but it doesn’t guarantee you three good hots and a cot. Private Crow exercises due caution with its lunch.
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Believe it or not, Purple Martins migrate to South America in the fall. Seems like a long ways to go. They can’t find bugs to eat closer to home? How do they do it? I’m not sure, but I know enough aerodynamics
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Over at the Union Nay Natural Area the other day… Great Blue Heron. Ho hum. Green Heron. Wowzers!
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com We’ve been keeping tabs on six osprey nests here in the city. This is a long-established nest atop a light tower at the Magnuson Park playfields. It’s so far up that it’s hard to get a good sense of just
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Kingfishers hover in the air as they search for fish swimming just below the surface of the water. This one made three dives but didn’t come up with anything. There’s a lot of disappointment in fishing.
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Judy Kauffman, one of We Happy Few, sends this photo of a Ring-billed Gull with this caption: “A beautiful afternoon for bouys and gulls at Old Silver Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts.” I didn’t immediately recognize the bird as I’m more used
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Like skiing fresh powder.
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com You could use this picture of a Pigeon Guillemot to illustrate a dictionary definition of the word “skedaddle.”
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Finally! We hadn’t seen one in the park all year!