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2018 Review: Point-and-Shoot Cameras for Wildlife
Rock Ptarmigan from above the Arctic Circle in Norway, photographed with a pocket super-zoom. My 2018 digital camera review is now live on the Going Wild page here at bryanpfeiffer.com. There you’ll...
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On Darwin Day: Saving Songbirds
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher / Credit: Cephas / CC-BY-SA-3.0 Blogger’s Note: Today, Darwin Day, commemorating Charles Darwin’s birthday, I offer you a reflection from my annual songbird survey at Bear...
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The Death of a Hummingbird
IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE, HERE’S A LOSER. Or so it would seem. I found this Costa’s Hummingbird on Saturday, already gone, in the riparian zone along the Colorado River in Yuma, Arizona. So how...
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A Flock of Sunrises and a Singular Sunset on Monhegan Island
YES, THE DAWN CAN GLOW through the fog on Monhegan Island. But these sunrises were tiny warblers, glimmering for us birdwatchers in hues of red, orange, yellow, bay, blue and green. The songbirds were...
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Snowy Owl Alert
Snowy Owls are now turning up in New England, Quebec, Ontario, Michigan and across central Canadian provinces. I'll be tracking the migration for you this winter on the Snowy Owl Scoop.
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My Extra Hour in Nature
When the rest of America turns back its clocks this weekend, I'll begin my plan to bend time and claim one wild and precious hour.
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The Forecast Calls for Finches
Finches and other visitors from the far north have already begun to show up in New England and northern tier states. And the forecast is for more of them. Lots more.
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What’s Next: Warblers
I am grateful that the leaves are taking their time arriving this spring. That's because the warblers are coming. Well, actually, the warblers are already here. So please see them — now.
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The Falcon and the Flycatcher
Here on Monhegan Island, a flycatcher dies in a falcon's grip, and then falls gracefully to earth. Oh, and Scarlet Tanagers — lots and lots of Scarlet Tanagers.
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When Songbirds Fall to Earth
Delivered from the fog, the grace and irony of tired warblers feeding at my feet on Monhegan Island, Maine.
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