Ben and Joy

Redpoll, Sac Zim Bog, Minnesota Sadly, I had not seen either Redpoll species before the trip to Minnesota. That made it a little mo...

Evening Grosbeak, Sac Zim Bog, Minnesota While at the same feeder as the last post, watching Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, Pine Grosb...

Pine Grosbeaks, Sac Zim Bog, Minnesota I had gotten to see and photograph Pine Grosbeaks in the UP , but it was fun to see both male...

Several male House Finches like to visit my feeder. I haven't seen a female visit yet, though.

When I was driving back down from Mount Wheeler, I spotted a tree with two pairs of Cassin's Finches and a Mountain Bluebird. They all ...

Grass River Natural Area We went cross country skiing at this park in the Lower Peninsula. I thought this was pretty, so I threw it into th...

I had one day to visit the eastern UP to look for boreal bird species. While I struck out on several of the birds that I was hoping for, I ...

Joy looking out from an overlook along Trail Ridge Road. Tuesday, we drove from Grand Lake to Fort Collins via Trail Ridge Road through Roc...

One of the fun feeder birds at Muscatatuck NWR were a couple pairs of Purple Finches. I do not get to see them too often, so it is special ...

The trees and feeders at Eagle Creek were full of Pine Siskins and American Goldfinches. They were only the sidelight of the visit, but I s...

A flock of pine siskens visited the feeders at Blendon Woods Metro Park in Columbus, OH. This photo gives a nice comparison between america...