Beautiful Wood Ducks!
The Wood Duck is well known as the most strikingly beautiful waterfowl of them all. The males have a beautiful, glossy, iridescent green crested head with delicate white pinstriping.
Nesting Boxes
The Beautiful Barn Owls
If your interest is beautiful birds, don’t neglect the distinctly beautiful Barn Owl. As with many owls, they are nocturnal predators that aren’t often seen.
Pileateds! The Grandest of Them All!
There’s no doubt about it, the Pileated Woodpecker is among the largest of all the forest birds in the U.S. and is definitely the largest of the North American woodpeckers.
The Red-Headed Woodpecker Needs Help!
The Red-Headed Woodpecker is one of the most notable birds in North America. There’s no other bird, or woodpecker, like him. His flashy black and white is immediately identifiable
More birds and bees, please!
Everyone with outside space, he says, “can become a nature reserve manager. You can do really simple things to affect biodiversity where you live.”
BIRD PROFILE: THE TUFTED TITMOUSE
One of my favorite birds that frequents our feeders is the busy, talkative Tufted Titmouse! They have such a spunky, feisty persona! They are the first to sound the alarm when a predator passes overhead, or a neighborhood cat comes prowling.
Let’s Help the Kestrels!
The American Kestrel is the smallest of the falcon group in the U.S. and is certainly the most beautiful. These dramatic birds are common to most birders, but otherwise, not commonly known to the many. This is easily the case for lots of small and colorful birds that simply look like an ordinary mourning dove or blackbird on the wire against a bright sky.
Whoa! I think it’s an Owl!
Hey! What’s that big thing on the garage roof?” And then, “Whoa! I think it’s an owl.” … it’s the great horned owl. This is the most common owl in North America and it can make home in many and various habitats.