A large brownish shorebird, almost 20 inches long, with a striped head, and dark eyeline, the Whimbrel found its way to the western shore of Lake Erie this week on its migration journey south. Which attracted a lot of birders who have never seen a Whimbrel before, including me! Whimbrels nest in the Arctic in… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Whimbrel
Years ago, we would be delighted to see an occasional Ruby-throated Hummingbird buzz by a neighbor’s overgrown evergreen bushes.
When our neighbors cut down their 12-foot tall Eastern arborvitae, we wondered if we would see them again.
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This weekend was one of the few times I’ve actually seen a Vesper Sparrow, instead of only hearing it singing its distinctive song of whistles, trill, and buzz.
As you can tell from my photo of the half-obscured bird, it’s not one of my better photos.
I could barely make out the large sparrow with thin white eyering, short bill, crisp brown streaks on its breast, and long tail in the mass of green leaves.
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