Make Your Yard a Home
April 15, 2019
The Sycamore Greenway is home to a huge assortment of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators along its 2-mile stretch trail... Read More →
The Purple People…uh…Tenant
March 25, 2019
“I had a large and commodious box built and fixed on a pole, for the reception of Martins, in an... Read More →
Tax Time: An Easy Way to Support Iowa Conservation
February 11, 2019
It’s that time of year again: tax time! I love doing my taxes, and paying my taxes. What I love... Read More →
A Secret Crush
January 28, 2019
I have a secret crush. I first laid eyes on the object of my affection a couple months ago, though... Read More →
It’s All Connected
January 14, 2019
The Sycamore Greenway is not just a scenic trail flanked by amazing habitat that is home to hundreds of bird,... Read More →
The Humble Sparrow
December 31, 2018
Sparrows, those nondescript little brown birds that are the bane of a casual birder, are both omnipresent and ignored. They... Read More →
A Glimpse of Snowy Whitetail
December 3, 2018
Nearly all of my encounters with deer have been distant, a quick glimpse of snowy whitetail as the rest of... Read More →
Since I’m Looking Out the Window Anyway….
November 19, 2018
I haven’t participated in Project Feederwatch for the past several years. Since moving to a house in a new subdivision,... Read More →
A Visitor at a Kentucky Coffeetree
November 5, 2018
taptaptap The dry, methodical tapping from nearby was the sound of a woodpecker looking for lunch. This was not the... Read More →
Winter’s on the Way
October 22, 2018
Everything is winding down outside. Birds are restless: geese flying in formation above the wetlands, as flocks of blackbirds pass... Read More →
