Tag Archive | Birds
Wintering Chipping Sparrows
For me, seeing chipping sparrows in Florida in the middle of the winter is strange. That’s because when I lived in New York, the chipping sparrow was an indication of spring, not a sign of winter. Chipping sparrows returned from their southern wintering grounds in March. The sparrows built flimsy stick nests in the white […]
Looks Like a Duck, Acts Like a Duck, Swims with the Ducks, But It’s Not a Duck!
This small slate gray duck-like bird with a white beak is often mistaken for a duck because it is seen in and around our waterways. But if you look closer at its feet when it walks out of the water you will see this bird lacks the webbed feet that ducks have. It is the […]
Skimmers Galore!
Florida hosts many species of birds in the winter due to its mild climate. For some birds the Florida peninsula is the gateway to South American wintering spots. For others Florida is the place to be. One of my favorite local places to see winter migrants is a tiny beach on the Gulf Coast – […]
Straggler Hummingbird Welcomed
Just after my last blog on how the absence of Hummingbirds signals the start of autumn, I spied a ruby-throated hummingbird by our firecracker bush. A light rain was falling, but it did not stop the hummingbird from engorging itself on the sweet nectar. This world’s smallest bird needs to eat half its weight in […]
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